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 =

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| pop = 40

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes={{cite web |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL60125?opendocument |title=2021 Census Quick Stats Connellys Marsh (Tas.) |author= |website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=10 January 2023 |quote=}}

| 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=}}

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