Southport, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Southport
State:tas
Coordinates:-43.4306°N 146.975°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tasmania
Lga:Huon Valley Council
Postcode:7109
Est:1837
Pop:149
Stategov:Franklin
Fedgov: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.[1] 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.[2] Shore-based whaling took place at Southport in the 19th century.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southport (Tas.) State Suburb. censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Southport. farsouthtasmania.com. Far South Tourism. 28 December 2014.
  3. 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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