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
Population364 (2016)[1]
Postcode(s)3217
LGA(s)City of Greater Geelong
State electorate(s)South Barwon
Federal Division(s)Corangamite
Suburbs around Charlemont:
Marshall Belmont Breakwater
Grovedale Charlemont St Albans Park
Mount Duneed Armstrong Creek Moolap

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

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Charlemont (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. "General Gazette Number G8" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. Government of Victoria. 23 February 2012. p. 36. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. Woods, Eleanor (9 August 2011). "Charlemont 3217". Surf Coast Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. "Charlemont" (PDF). Department of Energy and Primary Industries. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  5. "Australian city names streets after Game of Thrones characters". The Guardian. 24 August 2017.


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