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

Huon Valley The Huon Valley, or simply the Huon, is a valley and geographic area located in southern Tasmania, Australia. The largest town is Huonville, with other smaller towns spread across the area. It includes Australia's most southern permanent settl ...

and

Kingborough 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 ...

in the South-east and Hobart LGA regions of

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. The locality is about south-west of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 206 for the state suburb of Pelverata. It is a town in Tasmania, Australia, to the east of

Huonville Huonville is a town on the Huon River, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. It is the seat of the Huon Valley Council area and lies 38 km south of Hobart on the Huon Highway. At the 2016 census, Huonville had a population of 2,714 and ...

. It is mainly in the

Huon Valley Council Huon Valley Council is a local government body in Tasmania, covering most of the south of the state. Huon Valley is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 17,219, towns and localities of the region include Cygnet, ...

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