Orielton is a rural locality in the local government area of Sorell in the Central and

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regions of

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, Australia. It is located about north-west of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census determined a population of 355 for the state suburb of Orielton.

History

Orielton was gazetted as a locality in 1960.

Geography

Most boundaries of the locality are survey lines. The Orielton Rivulet is an

intermittent stream Intermittent, temporary or seasonal rivers or streams cease to flow every year or at least twice every five years. Such rivers drain large arid and semi-arid areas, covering approximately a third of the Earth's surface. The extent of temporary ...

that flows through the locality into the

Orielton Lagoon The Orielton Lagoon is a shallow dystrophic lagoon located west of Sorell in south east Tasmania, Australia. Description The lagoon is in area and averages in depth, separated from Pitt Water by the Sorell Causeway. It is a Ramsar Wetland, ...

near Sorell.

Road infrastructure

The

Tasman Highway The Tasman Highway (or A3) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. Like the Midland Highway (Tasmania), Midland Highway, it connects the major cities of Hobart and Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston – however it takes a different route, via the no ...

(A3) enters from the south and runs through via the town to the north, where it exits. Route C350 (Fingerpost Road) starts at an intersection with A3 and runs north-west until it exits.

References

{{Reflist Localities of Southern Midlands Council Localities of Sorell Council Localities of City of Clarence Towns in Tasmania