Brittons Swamp, Tasmania

Brittons Swamp
Tasmania
Brittons Swamp; Tasmania
	Brittons Swamp
Coordinates	40°55′06″S 144°57′39″E / 40.9184°S 144.9609°ECoordinates: 40°55′06″S 144°57′39″E / 40.9184°S 144.9609°E
Population	50 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7330
Location	17 km (11 mi) SW of Smithton
LGA(s)	Circular Head
Region	North-west and west
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal division(s)	Braddon
	Localities around Brittons Swamp:

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 provides 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[]

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Brittons Swamp". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 12507F, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 23" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ Google (13 September 2020). "Brittons Swamp, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ "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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[Census2016Y-1] "2016 Census Quick Stats Brittons Swamp (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Brittons Swamp". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 12507F, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 23" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[4] Google (13 September 2020). "Brittons Swamp, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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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