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Dodges Ferry

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Population
  
2,947 (2006 census)

LGA(s)
  
Sorell Council

Postal code
  
7173

Federal division
  
Division of Lyons

Postcode(s)
  
7173

State electorate(s)
  
Lyons

Local time
  
Thursday 10:27 PM


Location
  
42 km (26 mi) E of Hobart 17 km (11 mi) S of Sorell

Weather
  
17°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 75% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Red Ochre Beach, Carlton Beach, Tiger Head Beach

Dodges Ferry is a small township on the eastern side of the entrance to Pittwater in south eastern Tasmania, Australia. It was named after Ralph Dodge (1791-1871) who operated a ferry service across Pittwater from the 1820s. It is now a popular tourist locale. At the 2006 census, Dodges Ferry had a population of 2,947.

Map of Dodges Ferry TAS 7173, Australia

Dodges Ferry Post Office opened on 1 February 1957.

References

Dodges Ferry Wikipedia