Sorell Council
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, the major centres of the region include Dodges Ferry, Dunalley, Primrose Sands and the principal town of Sorell.
History and attributes
The Sorell Municipal Council was established on 1 January 1862. Sorell is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.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
| Suburb | Census population 2011 | Reason |
| 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 | |
| Variance | ||
| Local government total | 13,194 | Gazetted Sorell Council Local Government Area |