Connellys Marsh is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Sorell in the South-east LGA region of

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. The locality is about south-east of the town of Sorell. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 40 for the state suburb of Connellys Marsh. It is a small rural community in the Sorell and surrounds region of

. It is located about east of the town of

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. The shore of Flinders Channel forms the southern boundary.

History

Connellys Marsh was gazetted as a locality in 1967.

Geography

The waters of

Frederick Henry Bay Frederick Henry Bay is a body of water in the southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is located to the east of the South Arm Peninsula, and west of the Tasman Peninsula. Towns on the coast of the bay include Lauderdale, Tasmania, Lauderdale, Seven ...

form the southern boundary.

Road infrastructure

The C334 route (Fulham Road) runs west from the

Arthur Highway The Arthur Highway (A9) is a Tasmanian highway which runs from Sorell in the near south to Port Arthur in the far south-east. Route description From a roundabout with the Tasman Highway outside Sorell the highway runs northeast to another rou ...

to the locality, passing along the northern boundary on the way to other localities.

References

East Coast Tasmania Towns in Tasmania Localities of Sorell Council {{Sorell-geo-stub