Southport Tasmania | |||||||||
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![]() View of coast of the township | |||||||||
Coordinates | 43°25′50″S146°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]
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] |
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