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,[2] the major centres of the region include Dodges Ferry, Dunalley, Primrose Sands and the principal town of Sorell.
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| Coordinates | 42.7808°S 147.6904°E / -42.7808; 147.6904 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 16,734 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1862 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 584 km2 (225.5 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| 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.[3] Sorell is classified as rural, agricultural and very large (RAV) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[4]
Sorell was historically divided from Hobart, and relied on ferry transport until the construction of a causeway in 1872.[5]
Marion Bay, on the council's east coast, is host to the Tasmanian Falls Festival, an annual event first held in Tasmania on New Year's Eve in December 2003.
| Suburb | Census population 2016 | Reason |
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| Shark Point | Included in Penna | |
| Midway Point | 2859 | |
| Penna | 422 | |
| Sorell | 2907 | |
| Forcett | 964 | |
| Lewisham | 691 | |
| Dodges Ferry | 2467 | |
| Carlton | 1119 | |
| Primrose Sands | 1050 | |
| Carlton River | 265 | |
| Connellys Marsh | 40 | |
| Dunalley | 316 | |
| Boomey Bay | 93 | |
| Marion Bay | 72 | |
| Bream Creek | 124 | |
| Nugent | 101 | |
| Wattle Hill | 187 | |
| Pawleena | 102 | |
| Orielton | 355 | |
| Copping | 183 | |
| Kellevie | 164 | |
| Total | 14481 | |
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| Local government total | 14,414[6] | Gazetted Sorell Council local government area |
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