Kellevie Explained

Type:town
Kellevie
State:tas
Pop:164
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7176
Region:South-east
Location1:Sorell
Dist1:28
Dir1:E
Lga:Sorell
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Nugent
Near-N:Buckland
Near-Ne:Rheban
Near-E:Bream Creek
Near-W:Nugent
Near-Sw:Forcett
Near-S:Copping
Near-Se:Bream Creek

Kellevie is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Sorell in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census has a population of 164 for the state suburb of Kellevie.[1]

History

Kellevie was gazetted as a locality in 1972.[2]

Upper Carlton Post Office opened on 1 January 1874, was renamed Kellevie in 1886 and closed in 1968.[3]

Geography

The Carlton River flows through from north-west to south.

Road infrastructure

Route C335 (Kellevie Road) enters from the south and runs through to the north-west, where it exits. Route C336 (Bream Creek Road) starts at an intersection with Route C335 and runs north-east until it exits.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Kellevie (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Kellevie . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1060M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 16 June 2012.
  4. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 13 September 2020 .