Southport, Tasmania

Southport
Tasmania
Southport; Tasmania
	View of coast of the township
	Southport Location in Tasmania
Coordinates	43°25′50″S 146°58′30″E / 43.43056°S 146.97500°E
Population	149 (2021 census)
Established	1837
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

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southport (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Southport (Tas.) State Suburb". censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ "Southport". farsouthtasmania.com. Far South Tourism. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^ 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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