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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 135 in 2016.[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]

Southport
Tasmania
View of coast of the township
Southport
Location in Tasmania
Coordinates43°25′50″S 146°58′30″E
Population135 (2016 census)[1]
Established1837
Postcode(s)7109
LGA(s)Huon Valley Council
State electorate(s)Franklin
Federal division(s)Franklin

References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Southport (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  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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