Southport Climate Battle

Three places named Southport in AU.....three very different climates !



SOUTHPORT, NT

Located 40klm southwest of Darwin on the Blackmore River, Southport was the original Port servicing the goldfields at Pine Creek, and during the heyday of the goldrush era was the largest settlement in Northern Australia. 


Using climate data from nearby Noonamah


SOUTHPORT, QLD                                                                                                                                                                                   

A south east coastal city, part of the Gold Coast between Brisbane and the NSW border



A lovely AU version of the subtropics




SOUTHPORT, TAS




Southport is a small township in far south Tasmania, the most southern township in Australia (Cockle Creek is located further south, but it is not a gazetted town). The town had a population of 135 in 2016. It was settled in 1837 and grew to be the largest town south of Hobart; but a declining shipping industry slowly led to the town's shrinking population, and much of it has been destroyed by fire. Shore-based whaling took place at Southport in the 19th century.


Using climate data from nearby Port Davey


So there it is....3 very different places culturally and climatically within Australia.