Kelso, Tasmania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Kelso, in the West Tamar Council local government area.
| Locality | Kelso |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | West Tamar Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.10133 |
| Longitude | 146.77905 |
| Population | 151 |
| Density | 16.3 /km² |
| Area | 9.3 km² |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Postcode | 7270 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 203 km north-northwest |
Kelso is a locality in the West Tamar Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 151. The locality covers an area of 9.3 km², giving a population density of about 16.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 6 m above sea level. It lies approximately 203 km north-northwest of Hobart. Kelso is located at 41.1013°S, 146.7791°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7270. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Kelso rests in a gentle fold of the West Tamar landscape, where rolling green paddocks tumble towards the dappled waters of the Tamar River. It lies 37.4 km east-north-east of Devonport, TAS (from Devonport, TAS: bearing 77°T), and is situated 8.9 km west of George Town. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening fruit, a constant reminder of the fertile soil that carpets the terrain. Gum trees, their bark peeling like sun-bleached letters, stand sentinel along the winding roads, their leaves whispering secrets to the passing breeze. The character of Kelso is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the pace and the colours shift with the seasons, from the vibrant emerald of spring to the burnished gold of late summer.
This corner of the West Tamar has long been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, a tradition stretching back to its earliest European settlement. The rich river flats have always been generous, yielding crops and supporting grazing flocks, and today, orchards and vineyards still dot the hillsides, their carefully tended rows a testament to generations of hard work. Evidence of older industries, perhaps a forgotten quarry or a weathered fence line, might still be discovered by the curious traveller, hinting at the diverse ways people have sought their living from this land. The river itself, a broad, slow-moving artery, has always been central to Kelso's identity, a watery highway for trade and connection, its surface often mirroring the vast, luminous Tasmanian sky at dusk.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Kelso, Tasmania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Kelso, in the West Tamar Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Kelso includes the postcode (7270), telephone area code (03), and local government area (West Tamar Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kelso is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |