Ellendale is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Central Highlands in the
Central LGA region of
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. The locality is about south-west of the town of
Hamilton
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* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
* ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
** ''Hamilton'' (al ...
. The
2016 census recorded a population of 241 for the state suburb of Ellendale.
[
It is a village in Tasmania 75 kilometres from ]Hobart
Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...
in the Derwent Valley.
History
Ellendale was gazetted as a locality in 1959. The locality was named for the wife of Nicholas John Brown
Nicholas John Brown (9 October 1838 – 22 September 1903) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Tasmania, a Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.
Brown was the son of Richard Brown, was born at Hobart and educated at the Hutchins ...
, who was the Minister for Lands and Works when it was surveyed.
Geography
The River Derwent (Meadowbank Lake) forms part of the north-eastern boundary, while the Broad River forms the north-western. The Jones River flows through from south to north.
Road infrastructure
Route C608 (Ellendale Road) runs through from north to south-east.
References
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Central Highlands Council
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