Charlemont, Victoria
Charlemont is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 Census, Charlemont had a population of 364.[1] It was gazetted in February 2012 as part of the Armstrong Creek Growth Area, from largely undeveloped land which had formerly been part of Grovedale and Marshall. [2][3][4]
| Charlemont Geelong, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 364 (2016)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3217 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | South Barwon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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The Charlemont Rise residential development in the suburb contains several streets named after characters and locations from the Game of Thrones television series and George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels on which the series is based.[5]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Charlemont (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "General Gazette Number G8" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. Government of Victoria. 23 February 2012. p. 36. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- Woods, Eleanor (9 August 2011). "Charlemont 3217". Surf Coast Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- "Charlemont" (PDF). Department of Energy and Primary Industries. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- "Australian city names streets after Game of Thrones characters". The Guardian. 24 August 2017.
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