Pelham, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Pelham is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Central Highlands and Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 33 for the state suburb of Pelham.[1]
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| Coordinates: 42°34′29″S 147°00′54″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 33 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7030 | ||||||||||||
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History
Pelham was gazetted as a locality in 1970. The name was in use for a parish in the 1820s.[2]
Geography
Most of the boundaries are survey lines.[3]
