Grove is a rural locality in the local government area (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 ...
in the
South-east
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region of
Tasmania
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Australia
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. The locality is 35 km southwest of Hobart and 7 km north-east of the town of
Huonville. As a rural locality, there are no urban settlements in Grove. The
2016 census does not provide a population for the locality of Grove. It covers an area of approximately 30.8 km². The postcode for Grove is 7109.
The localities which adjoin Grove are
Collinsvale,
Crabtree,
Mountain River
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,
Lachlan,
Longley,
Lower Longley
Lower Longley is a rural locality situated on the borders of the Kingborough and Huon Valley local government areas, which straddles the Huon Highway and is made up primarily of acreage properties. Lower Longley had 131 inhabitants as of the ...
and
Lucaston.
History
The first non-Aboriginal occupation of Grove was the farm property Grove Estate, by Silas Parsons in 1839.
Grove was gazetted as a locality in 1970.
Geography
Mountain River, a tributary of the
Huon River, flows from north-east to south-west through the northern part of Grove, and then forms much of its western boundary. Most of the part of Grove southeast of the Huon Highway (12.7 km²) is hilly and remains forested, whereas most of the part northwest of the Huon Highway (18.1 km²) is undulating and cleared for agriculture - chiefly grazing and orchards. Huonville is the nearest service centre for Grove, which contains few facilities or services.
Road infrastructure
The
Huon Highway
The Huon Highway is an highway in southern Tasmania, Australia. The highway forms part of the A6 and connects Hobart with the southern parts of Tasmania. The original Huon Highway (now known as Huon Road) was a twisty two-lane road skirting ...
(route A6) enters from the north-east from the direction of Hobart and runs through Grove to the south-west, where it exits towards Huonville. It is the major road in Grove. Route C617 (Mountain River Road) starts at an intersection with A6 and runs northward through Grove until it exits, following the Mountain River. Route C618 (Crabtree Road) starts at an intersection with C617 and runs north-west until it exits Grove. Route C619 (Lollara Road) starts at an intersection with A6 and runs west until it exits, eventually following the left bank of the Huon River, then the right bank, downstream to Huonville.
References
External links
Huon Valley Area website
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Localities of Huon Valley Council
Huon Valley
Towns in Tasmania