Pelverata Explained

Pelverata
Coordinates:-43.038°N 147.1172°W
State:tas
Type:suburb
Lga:Huon Valley Council, Kingborough Council
Stategov:Franklin, Clark
Fedgov:Franklin, Clark
Postcode:7150
Pop:206
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Region:South-east, Hobart
Location1:Kingston
Dist1:22
Dir1:SW
Near-Nw:Grove
Near-N:Kaoota, Grove
Near-Ne:Kaoota
Near-E:Snug, Kaoota
Near-W:Huonville
Near-Sw:Upper Woodstock
Near-S:Upper Woodstock, Cygnet
Near-Se:Snug

Pelverata is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Huon Valley and Kingborough in the South-east and Hobart LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 206 for the state suburb of Pelverata.[1] It is a town in Tasmania,[2] Australia,[3] to the east of Huonville. It is mainly in the Huon Valley Council area, with about 4% in the Kingborough Council LGA.

History

Pelverata was gazetted as a locality in 1968. Previously known as Upper Woodstock, the name was changed in 1912.[4] The name Pelverata is a Tasmanian Aboriginal word for "ear".[5]

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

Route B621 (Pelverata Road) runs through from south-west to north-east.[4] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Pelverata (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Geoscience. Gazetteer of Australia Place Name Search. www.ga.gov.au. EN. 10 June 2016.
  3. http://pelverata.postcodes.qpzm.com.au/postcode/tas/pelverata/ Pelverata Postcode (TAS)
  4. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Pelverata . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "1185S", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  5. Book: Roth, H. Ling. The Aborigines of Tasmania. 1 January 2012. outlook Verlag. 864523337 . Open WorldCat.
  6. 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 . 16 January 2021 .