Little Swanport
| Little Swanport Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Little Swanport | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′26″S 147°56′17″E / 42.3405°S 147.9380°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 117 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7190 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 23 km (14 mi) N of Swansea | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Glamorgan–Spring Bay | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Little Swanport is a rural locality and an estuary in the local government area of Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is especially significant for the Little Swanport language. The locality is about 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of the town of Swansea. The 2016 census has a population of 117 for the state suburb of Little Swanport.[1]
History
[edit]Little Swanport is a confirmed suburb/locality.[2] The indigenous name for the Little Swanport area was recorded by George Augustus Robinson in 1831 as meaning "place where a moving stream flows into a large estuary surrounded by hills".[3]
Geography
[edit]The eastern boundary of Little Swanport is the Tasman Sea. The locality surrounds the estuary of the Little Swanport River and the locality of Pontypool.[4][5]
Road infrastructure
[edit]The A3 route (Tasman Highway) enters from the south and runs through to the north-east.[2][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Little Swanport (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Little Swanport". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1096Q", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Background Report 2019-Little Swanport Reserve Page 11" (PDF). www.tasland.org.au. Tasmanian Land Conservancy. 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Little Swanport, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Map of Little Swanport, TAS 7190 | Whereis®".
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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