Kellevie Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 42°46′00″S 147°48′00″E / 42.7667°S 147.8000°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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 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]
The Carlton River flows through from north-west to south. [4]
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]