Swansea, Tasmania

Swansea
Tasmania
Morris' General Store in the main street of Swansea
Swansea is located in Tasmania
Swansea
Swansea
Coordinates42°08′S 148°05′E / 42.133°S 148.083°E / -42.133; 148.083
Population997 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7190
Elevation11 m (36 ft)[2]
Location
LGA(s)Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
17.9 °C
64 °F
7.8 °C
46 °F
596 mm
23.5 in

Swansea is a town in the heart of Tasmania's east coast, on the north-west shore of Great Oyster Bay and overlooking Freycinet National Park. It was the first municipality in Australia to be established after Hobart and Sydney. At the 2021 census, Swansea had a population of 997.

The town was formed in 1821 and celebrated its 200th birthday in 2021.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Swanseas (Tas.)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved on 14 November 2007

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