| Type: | lga |
| Sorell Council | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 16734 |
| Pop Year: | 2021 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area: | 584 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Est: | 1 January 1862 |
| Seat: | Sorell |
| Mayor: | Janet Gatehouse |
| Region: | Sorell and surrounds |
| Url: | http://www.sorell.tas.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Lyons |
| Fedgov: | Lyons |
| Near-Nw: | Southern Midlands |
| Near-N: | Glamorgan Spring Bay |
| Near-Ne: | Glamorgan Spring Bay |
| Near-W: | Clarence |
| Near-E: | Tasman Sea |
| Near-Sw: | Clarence |
| Near-S: | Frederick Henry Bay |
| Near-Se: | Tasman |
| Coordinates: | -42.7808°N 147.6904°W |
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.
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 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, 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.[6]
Past mayors of Sorell Council include:
The most recent election for the Sorell Council was conducted in 2022.[9] As of 2024, the council consists of the following elected members:
| Name | Position | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Gatehouse | Mayor | Independent | |
| Charles Wooley | Deputy Mayor | Independent | |
| Shannon Campbell | Councillor | Independent | |
| Michael Larkins | Councillor | Independent | |
| Marisol Miró Quesada Le Roux | Councillor | Independent | |
| Beth Nichols | Councillor | Independent | |
| Melinda Reed | Councillor | Independent | |
| Natham Reynolds | Councillor | Independent | |
| Carmel Torenius | Councillor | Independent |
| Suburb | Census population 2021 | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 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[10] | Gazetted Sorell Council local government area |