Sorell Council
Sorell Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||
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Sorell Council | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°45′0″S 147°40′12″E / 42.75000°S 147.67000°ECoordinates: 42°45′0″S 147°40′12″E / 42.75000°S 147.67000°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 13,955 (2015 est.)[1] | ||||||||||||
• Density | 23.9530/km2 (62.038/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Area | 582.6 km2 (224.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Mayor | Carmel Torenius | ||||||||||||
Council seat | Sorell | ||||||||||||
Region | Sorell and surrounds | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||
Website | Sorell Council | ||||||||||||
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Sorell Council is a local government area of Tasmania, Australia. The municipality of Sorell is one of the fastest growing areas in Tasmania.[2]
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.
Suburbs[3]
Suburb | Census Population 2011 | Reason |
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Shark Point | Incl. in Penna | |
Midway Point | 2598 | |
Penna | 403 | |
Sorell | 2476 | |
Forcett | 635 | |
Lewisham | 881 | |
Dodges Ferry | 2319 | |
Carlton | 1241 | |
Primrose Sands | 934 | |
Carlton River | Incl. in Connellys Marsh | |
Connellys Marsh | 179 | Includes Carlton River |
Dunalley | 274 | |
Boomer Bay | 199 | Includes Marion Bay |
Marion Bay | Incl. in Boomer Bay | |
Bream Creek | Incl. in Kellevie | |
Nugent | Incl. in Wattle Hill | |
Wattle Hill | 334 | Includes Nugent, Pawleena |
Pawleena | Incl. in Wattle Hill | |
Orielton | 345 | |
Copping | Incl. in Kellevie | |
Kellevie | 417 | Includes Copping, Bream Creek |
Total | 13325 | |
(41) | Variance | |
Local Government Total | 13,194 | Gazetted Sorell Council Local Government Area |
References
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Statewide population change, RPDC". 2005-05-02. Archived from the original on 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2011 Census QuickStats". Retrieved 29 May 2016.
External links
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