TAS · Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council
Little Swanport, 7190
Population
148
Median age
60
Median income
$933/wk
Employed
46%
Current weather
8.6°CPartly cloudy
63% humidity · 25.5 km/h wind · 10.8° / 7.4° today · 0.2 mm rain
Updated
- National parks
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Little Swanport is a residential smaller community in Glamorgan-Spring Bay with a familiar suburban feel. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Living here
Population
- Population
- 148
- Median age
- 60
- Median household income / week
- $933
- Dwelling vacancy
- 47.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 56 of 119
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,100
- Employment rate
- 46%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Community & culture
5.3% speak a language other than English at home; 14.2% born overseas
- Language at home
- 126 English only · 7 other
- Non-English at home
- 5.3%
- Born overseas
- 19 (14.2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (4.1%)
- Australian citizens
- 126
- Languages spoken at home (other than English)
- 1
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
- Croatian3 · 100%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, and Indigenous status (usual residence).
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Tasman Hwy / Pontypool Rd
- Tasman Hwy / Pontypool Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mayfield Conservation CovenantNature reserve
- Ravensdale #2 Conservation CovenantNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Weather
Seasonal climate averages are not available for this suburb yet. Check the hero for today's forecast.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Open-Meteo weather — Open-Meteo · Period: current; today · Updated on site · Today's forecast twice daily; seasonal normals from 1991–2020 archive
Future & Planning
Heritage
7 state heritage places
- Lisdillon11264 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Lisdillon Church, now Mitchell Cottage11257 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Lisdillon SaltworksLITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Mayfield11781 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Muirlands Log Barn and Log Cabin10560 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Ravensdale10137 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Rose Cottage11275 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Recent changes
- Lisdillonheritage11264 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Lisdillon Church, now Mitchell Cottageheritage11257 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Lisdillon SaltworksheritageLITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Mayfieldheritage11781 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Muirlands Log Barn and Log Cabinheritage10560 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Ravensdaleheritage10137 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Rose Cottageheritage11275 TASMAN HWY, LITTLE SWANPORT, 7190Permanently Registered
- Mayfield Conservation Covenantgovernmentnature_reserve
- Ravensdale #2 Conservation Covenantgovernmentnature_reserve
- Tasman Hwy / Pontypool Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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