Brittons Swamp, Tasmania

Brittons Swamp
Tasmania
Brittons Swamp is located in Tasmania
Brittons Swamp
Brittons Swamp
Coordinates40°55′06″S 144°57′39″E / 40.9184°S 144.9609°E / -40.9184; 144.9609
Population50 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7330
Location17 km (11 mi) SW of Smithton
LGA(s)Circular Head
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Braddon
Federal division(s)Braddon
Localities around Brittons Swamp:
Togari Christmas Hills Christmas Hills
Togari Brittons Swamp Christmas Hills
Togari Christmas Hills, Togari Christmas Hills

Brittons Swamp is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 50 for the state suburb of Brittons Swamp.[1]

History

Brittons Swamp was gazetted as a locality in 1973.[2]

An early settler named Britton established a sawmill in the area. It was later used as a soldier settlement.[3]

Geography

Many of the boundaries are survey lines.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to south-west.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Brittons Swamp (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Brittons Swamp". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "12507F", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 23" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Brittons Swamp, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.


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