Little Swanport


Little Swanport is a rural locality and an estuary in the local government area of Glamorgan–Spring [Bay Council|Glamorgan–Spring Bay] in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is especially significant for the Little Swanport language. The locality is about south of the town of Swansea. The 2016 census has a population of 117 for the state suburb of Little Swanport.

History

Little Swanport is a confirmed suburb/locality. 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".

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.

Road infrastructure

The A3 route enters from the south and runs through to the north-east.