| Type: | town |
| Mella | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 74 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postcode: | 7330 |
| Region: | North-west and west |
| Location1: | Smithton |
| Dist1: | 8 |
| Dir1: | W |
| Lga: | Circular Head |
| Stategov: | Braddon |
| Fedgov: | Braddon |
| Near-Nw: | Smithton |
| Near-N: | Smithton |
| Near-Ne: | Smithton |
| Near-E: | Smithton |
| Near-W: | Montagu |
| Near-Sw: | Christmas Hills |
| Near-S: | Christmas Hills |
| Near-Se: | Broadmeadows |
Mella is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 74 for the state suburb of Mella.[1]
Mella was gazetted as a locality in 1971. Mella is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning “to run”.[2]
The Lacrum Dairy Farm, which features a rotary milking parlor and is open to the public, is in the locality.[3]
Scopus Creek forms part of the southern boundary, flows through to the north, and then forms a small part of the northern boundary.
Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs past to the south-east. From there Mella Road provides access to the locality.[2] [4]