Pelverata is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of

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and Kingborough in the South-east and

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LGA regions of

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. The locality is about south-west of the town of

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. The 2016 census recorded a population of 206 for the state suburb of Pelverata. It is a town in Tasmania,

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, to the east of

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. It is mainly in the

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area, with about 4% in the

Kingborough Council Kingborough Council is a local government body in Tasmania, and one of the five municipalities that constitutes the Greater Hobart Area. Kingborough is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 37,734, it covers the ...

LGA.

History

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

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

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

Attractions

* Pelverata Falls

References

{{authority control Towns in Tasmania Localities of Huon Valley Council Localities of Kingborough Council