Forcett, Tasmania

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Coordinates42°49′07″S 147°40′42″E / 42.8187°S 147.6783°E / -42.8187; 147.6783
Population964 (2016 census)[1]
Location10 km (6 mi) SE of Sorell
Forcett
Tasmania
Forcett is located in Tasmania
Forcett
Forcett
Coordinates42°49′07″S 147°40′42″E / 42.8187°S 147.6783°E / -42.8187; 147.6783
Population964 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7173
Location10 km (6 mi) SE of Sorell
LGA(s)Sorell
RegionSouth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Forcett:
Sorell Wattle Hill, Sorell Kellevie
Sorell, Pitt Water Estuary Forcett Copping
Lewisham Carlton River, Carlton, Dodges Ferry Carlton River

Forcett is a mainly rural locality, with an urban area on the outskirts of neighbouring Lewisham. It is in the local government area of Sorell in the South-east region of Tasmania. The locality is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census has a population of 964 for the state suburb of Forcett.[1][2][3]

Forcett was gazetted as a locality in 1972. An early settler, James Gordon, was born at Forcett, Yorkshire in 1779.[4][5]

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