38°13′05″S 144°22′01″E / 38.218°S 144.367°E
| Charlemont Geelong, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,612 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3217 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | South Barwon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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Charlemont is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Charlemont had a population of 2,612,[1] growing from 364 taken at the 2016 census. 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]
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 edit
- ^ "2021 Charlemont, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Australian city names streets after Game of Thrones characters". The Guardian. 24 August 2017.
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