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Sorell · Council (LGA)

Total population

16,7342021▲ +26.8%

Sorell has a population of 16,734 — around the middle of the range, much larger than the typical council area (11,880). It ranks 243rd of 565 council areas nationally.

Among its neighbours it's larger than Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands and Glamorgan-Spring Bay, but smaller than Huon Valley, Brighton and Kingborough. Within Sorell, it ranges from 8,521 in Dodges Ferry - Lewisham to 9,993 in Sorell - Richmond.

The population has grown 27% since 2011, adding 3.5k people, faster than the 18% nationally.

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📍 Sorell, Council (LGA)

Trend across censuses

12k14k16k18k2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202113,19414,41416,734

Where Sorell sits

1101001.0k10k100k1.0M

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Sorell — higher than 57% of areas.

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Total population within Sorell

  1. Dodges Ferry - Lewisham8,521
  2. Sorell - Richmond9,993

Total population in nearby areas

  1. Clarence61,531
  2. Hobart55,077
  3. Glenorchy50,411
  4. Kingborough40,082
  5. Brighton18,995
  6. Huon Valley18,259
  7. Northern Midlands13,745
  8. Southern Midlands6,662
  9. Glamorgan-Spring Bay5,012
  10. Tasman2,593

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