Southport
Tasmania
View of coast of the township
Southport is located in Tasmania
Southport
Southport
Location in Tasmania
Coordinates43°25′50″S 146°58′30″E / 43.43056°S 146.97500°E / -43.43056; 146.97500
Population149 (2021 census)[1]
Established1837
Postcode(s)7109
LGA(s)Huon Valley Council
State electorate(s)Franklin
Federal 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.

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