Kellevie

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 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census has a population of 164 for the state suburb of Kellevie.^[1]

Kellevie Tasmania
Kellevie
Coordinates	42°46′00″S 147°48′00″E
Population	164 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7176
Location	28 km (17 mi) E of Sorell
LGA(s)	Sorell
Region	South-east
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
Localities around Kellevie: Nugent Buckland Rheban Nugent Kellevie Bream Creek Forcett Copping Bream Creek

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.^[4]

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][5]

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