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Southport Lagoon

  • Beach
  • Country town
What Southport Lagoon is known for: Beach, Country town

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Suburb Guide, “Southport Lagoon, TAS Suburb Guide”, updated 23 September 2026, https://suburb.guide/tas/southport-lagoon

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Suburb profile

Southport Lagoon is a regional town in Tasmania. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 97% below the peer median, and population growth is a very strong feature of the suburb, with population growth 86% above the peer median, and mapped flood cover is another area where the suburb performs particularly well. Employment is a relative weakness, with employment 100% below the peer median.

Southport Lagoon's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in Tasmania (61)

Strengths

  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Employment is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Big Lagoon Beach
  • Little Lagoon Beach

Housing, growth and risk

How Southport Lagoon compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

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No data available

Median rent

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No data available

Population (ERP)

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No data available

Dwelling vacancy

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No data available

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts & rates
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
7.41

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

9 mapped amenities

2 beaches · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Sport & outdoors(8)
  • Big Lagoon BeachBeach
  • Little Lagoon BeachBeach
  • Boat RampBoat ramp
  • Actaeon Island Game ReserveNature reserve
  • George III Monument Historic SiteNature reserve
  • Leprena Trust - Sullivan Point Conservation CovenantNature reserve
  • Recherche Bay Reserve - Southport Lagoon Conservation CovenantNature reserve
  • Southport Lagoon Conservation AreaNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Southport Lagoon CampsiteCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
18°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Dover Multi-Purpose Health Centre (20.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.2

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
18° / 10°
Rainfall
297 mm · ~37 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
14° / 8°
Rainfall
361 mm · ~45 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
10° / 4°
Rainfall
470 mm · ~59 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
13° / 6°
Rainfall
409 mm · ~51 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

2 heritage places

  • George III Shipwreck Monument SOUTHPORT BLUFF, SOUTHPORT, 7109Permanently Registered
  • d'Entrecasteaux Expedition SitesLEPRENA TRK, SOUTHPORT LAGOON, 7109Permanently Registered

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via LIST bushfire impact area mapping. Flood cover uses Tasmanian Planning Scheme flood-prone area overlays against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Franklin
Member of Parliament
Julie COLLINS (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
83,693
Turnout (2025)
94.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 30.6%Labor 69.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 43.9 km away).

Coalition 33.5%Labor 66.5%

3.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • SouthportLabor 66.4% · Coalition 33.6% TPP (2025)9.4 km away
  • DoverLabor 63.1% · Coalition 36.9% TPP (2025)21.5 km away
  • AlonnahLabor 68.8% · Coalition 31.2% TPP (2025)30.5 km away
  • Adventure BayLabor 57.9% · Coalition 42.1% TPP (2025)33.5 km away
  • GeevestonLabor 65.7% · Coalition 34.3% TPP (2025)37.8 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness