Mella, Tasmania

Mella
Tasmania
Mella; Tasmania
	Mella
Coordinates	40°51′43″S 145°02′45″E / 40.8620°S 145.0457°ECoordinates: 40°51′43″S 145°02′45″E / 40.8620°S 145.0457°E
Population	74 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7330
Location	8 km (5 mi) W of Smithton
LGA(s)	Circular Head
Region	North-west and west
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal division(s)	Braddon
	Localities around Mella:

Mella is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census provides a population of 74 for the state suburb of Mella.^[1]

History[]

Mella was gazetted as a locality in 1971. Mella is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning “to run��.^[2]

The Lacrum Dairy Farm, which features a rotary milking parlor and is open to the public, is in the locality.^[3]

Geography[]

Scopus Creek forms part of the southern boundary, flows through to the north, and then forms a small part of the northern boundary.^[4]

Road infrastructure[]

Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs past to the south-east. From there Mella Road provides access to the locality.^[2]^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Mella (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Mella". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 16 January 2021. Select “Search”, enter 1118R, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 17" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ Google (16 January 2021). "Mella, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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[Census2016Y-1] "2016 Census Quick Stats Mella (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Mella". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 16 January 2021. Select “Search”, enter 1118R, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 17" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[4] Google (16 January 2021). "Mella, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[5] "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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