| Swansea Tasmania | |||||||||
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 Morris' General Store in the main street of Swansea | |||||||||
  Swansea | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°08′S 148°05′E / 42.133°S 148.083°E | ||||||||
| Population | 997 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7190 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft)[2] | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Glamorgan Spring Bay Council | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||
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Swansea is a town in the heart of Tasmania's east coast, on the north-west shore of Great Oyster Bay and overlooking Freycinet National Park. It was the first municipality in Australia to be established after Hobart and Sydney. At the 2021 census, Swansea had a population of 997.
The town was formed in 1821 and celebrated its 200th birthday in 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Swanseas (Tas.)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved on 14 November 2007
