| 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)[1] |
| 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]
- ^ 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.
