Connellys Marsh
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Connellys Marsh
| state = tas
| coordinates={{Coord|-42.8875|147.7285|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title}}
| image =
| caption =
| pop = 40
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 7173
| elevation =
| region = South-east
| location1 = Sorell
| dist1 = 21
| dir1 = SE
| lga = Sorell
| stategov = Lyons
| fedgov = Lyons
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| near-nw = Carlton River
| near-n = Carlton River
| near-ne = Dunalley
| near-w = Primrose Sands
| near-e = Dunalley
| near-sw = Primrose Sands
| near-s = Flinders Channel
| near-se = Dunalley
|dist2=47|dir2=E|location2=Hobart}}
Connellys Marsh is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Sorell in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about {{convert|21|km}} south-east of the town of Sorell. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 40 for the state suburb of Connellys Marsh.
It is a small rural community in the Sorell and surrounds region of Tasmania. It is located about {{convert|47|km}} east of the town of Hobart. The shore of Flinders Channel forms the southern boundary.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Connellys+Marsh+TAS+7173/@-42.8867909,147.7060654,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa6dec065b6c9fbd:0x403c94dd0de0700!8m2!3d-42.8874918!4d147.7284516 |title=Connellys Marsh, Tasmania |access-date=4 Jan 2019}}
==History==
Connellys Marsh was gazetted as a locality in 1967.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Connellys Marsh |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021 |at=Select “Search”, enter "19295Y", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”}}
Geography
The waters of Frederick Henry Bay form the southern boundary.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Connellys+Marsh+TAS+7173/@-42.8867902,147.7148201,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa6dec065b6c9fbd:0x403c94dd0de0700!8m2!3d-42.8861227!4d147.7237817 |title=Connellys Marsh, Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021}}
Road infrastructure
The C334 route (Fulham Road) runs west from the Arthur Highway to the locality, passing along the northern boundary on the way to other localities.{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author= |date=May 2017 |website= |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=4 Jan 2019 |quote=}}