Southport, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia
43°25′50″S 146°58′30″E / 43.43056°S 146.97500°E / -43.43056; 146.97500Population149 (2021 census)[1]Established1837Postcode(s)7109LGA(s)Huon Valley CouncilState electorate(s)FranklinFederal division(s)Franklin

Southport is a small township in far south Tasmania, the most southern township in Australia (Cockle Creek is located further south, but it is not a gazetted town). The town had a population of 149 in 2021.[2] It was settled in 1837 and grew to be the largest town south of Hobart; but a declining shipping industry slowly led to the town's shrinking population, and much of it has been destroyed by fire.[3] Shore-based whaling took place at Southport in the 19th century.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southport (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Southport (Tas.) State Suburb". censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Southport". farsouthtasmania.com. Far South Tourism. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ^ Katherine Evans, Shore-based whaling in Tasmania; Historical Research Project, Vol 1, A social and economic history, Parks and Wildlife Service, Hobart, 1993, p.6.

See also

  • Southport (Tasmania) travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Media related to Southport, Tasmania at Wikimedia Commons
  • v
  • t
  • e
Southern region of Tasmania, Australia
Settlements
GovernanceMountains
Protected areas,
parks and reservesRivers
Harbours, bays,
inlets and estuariesCoastal featuresTransportLandmarks
Natural
Man-made
Islands
  • Boomer
  • Bruny
  • Eddystone
  • Egg
  • Friars
  • Garden
  • Green
  • Hope
  • Images
  • Nuggets
  • Partridge
  • Pedra Branca
  • Picnic
  • Satellite
Books and newspapersFlora, fauna, and fishlife
  • Centurion
  • Triarius
BioregionsIndigenous heritageOther
  • Category