Sorell Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the south-east of the state. The Sorell local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 15,218.[1] The major centres of the region include Dodges Ferry, Dunalley, Primrose Sands and the principal town of Sorell.
Sorell Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 42°46′51″S 147°41′25″E / 42.7808°S 147.6904°E | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 January 1862 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 584 km2 (225.5 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Kerry Vincent | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Sorell | ||||||||||||||
Region | Sorell and surrounds | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Website | Sorell Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Sorell Municipal Council was established on 1 January 1862, and the first council elected March 26 1862.[2] Sorell is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
Sorell was historically divided from Hobart, and relied on ferry transport until the construction of a causeway in 1872.[4]
Marion Bay, on the council's east coast, was home to the Tasmanian Falls Festival, an annual music and arts festival held every New Year's Eve for 17 years between 2003 - 2019. Due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival did not continue beyond its 17th year.[5]
Suburb | Census population 2021 | Reason |
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Shark Point | Included in Penna | |
Midway Point | 3384 | |
Penna | 437 | |
Sorell | 3597 | |
Forcett | 1102 | |
Lewisham | 799 | |
Dodges Ferry | 2646 | |
Carlton | 1363 | |
Primrose Sands | 1209 | |
Carlton River | 347 | |
Connellys Marsh | 40 | |
Dunalley | 333 | |
Boomey Bay | 117 | |
Marion Bay | 56 | |
Bream Creek | 126 | |
Nugent | 117 | |
Wattle Hill | 176 | |
Pawleena | 112 | |
Orielton | 430 | |
Copping | 200 | |
Kellevie | 185 | |
Total | 16,776 | |
(42) | Variance | |
Local government total | 16,734[6] | Gazetted Sorell Council local government area |