Pelverata
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| Pelverata Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Pelverata | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°02′16.9″S 147°07′01.9″E / 43.038028°S 147.117194°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 206 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7150 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 22 km (14 mi) SW of Kingston | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Huon Valley Council, Kingborough Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South-east, Hobart | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Franklin, Clark | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Franklin, Clark | ||||||||||||||
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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 22 kilometres (14 mi) 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.
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.[6]