Sorrento, Victoria

Sorrento
MelbourneVictoria
Sorrento Beach
Sorrento is located in Melbourne
Sorrento
Sorrento
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Coordinates38°20′20″S 144°44′27″E / 38.33889°S 144.74083°E / -38.33889; 144.74083
Population2,013 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density288/km2 (740/sq mi)
Established1830s
Postcode(s)3943
Area7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Location90 km (56 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State electorate(s)Nepean
Federal division(s)Flinders
Suburbs around Sorrento:
Portsea Port Phillip
Sorrento
Bass Strait Blairgowrie
Point King beach in Sorrento

Sorrento is a coastal suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 103 km (64 mi) south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Sorrento recorded a population of 2,013 at the 2021 census.[1] Sorrento is known for its appealing weather, limestone buildings, and its world-class day-spas, which take advantage of the local water pressure to provide an unparalelled scrub.[2]

It is thought that the name 'Sorrento' (after the Italian seaside town) was conferred upon what was known as Sullivans Bay when the area was first opened for housing development in 1869.[3]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sorrento (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Sorrento". Visit Victoria. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 20 December 1869. p. 7. Retrieved 3 April 2020 – via Trove.