Southport, Tasmania
| Southport Tasmania | |||||||||
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 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 | ||||||||
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Southport is a small township in far southern Tasmania; the southernmost 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]
Climate
[edit]Being so far south and exposed to the prevailing westerlies, Southport is the coldest town at sea level in Australia with an annual mean temperature of just 11.2 °C (52.2 °F) − comparable to that in much of England, which lies considerably further from the equator. Snow is fairly common in winter and can even fall in the late spring months.
| Climate data for Southport (1895–1922, rainfall 1882–1994); 20 m AMSL; 43.42° S, 146.97° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.1 (2.48) |
54.4 (2.14) |
73.7 (2.90) |
84.6 (3.33) |
84.5 (3.33) |
97.6 (3.84) |
98.5 (3.88) |
91.5 (3.60) |
89.1 (3.51) |
93.1 (3.67) |
77.2 (3.04) |
77.4 (3.05) |
984.6 (38.76) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2mm) | 11.0 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 168.8 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Southport". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
See also
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Southport (Tasmania) travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Southport, Tasmania at Wikimedia Commons
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