Little Swanport

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) north of the town of Swansea. The 2016 census has a population of 117 for the state suburb of Little Swanport.[1]

Little Swanport
Tasmania
Little Swanport
Coordinates42°20′26″S 147°56′17″E
Population117 (2016)[1]
Postcode(s)7190
Location23 km (14 mi) N of Swansea
LGA(s)Glamorgan–Spring Bay
RegionSouth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal Division(s) Lyons
Localities around Little Swanport:
Tooms Lake Rocky Hills Tasman Sea
Tooms Lake, Swanston Little Swanport Tasman Sea
Buckland Triabunna Tasman Sea

History

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

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

The A3 route (Tasman Highway) enters from the south and runs through to the north-east.[2][6]

References
  1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Little Swanport (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. "Placenames Tasmania – Little Swanport". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 4 August 2020. Select “Search”, enter 1096Q, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
  3. "Background Report 2019-Little Swanport Reserve Page 11" (PDF). www.tasland.org.au. Tasmanian Land Conservancy. 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. Google (4 August 2020). "Little Swanport, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. http://www.whereis.com/tas/little-swanport-7190
  6. "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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