Swanport
Appearance
Swanport South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°09′11″S 139°18′43″E / 35.153°S 139.312°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 157 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5253 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Rural City of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hammond | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Coordinates[2] |
Swanport, also formerly known as Thompson's Crossing and Thomson's Landing, is a suburban satellite locality of Murray Bridge in South Australia on the west (right) bank of the Murray River adjacent to Swanport Bridge.[2] Its boundaries were formalised in March 2000 to cover a portion of semi-urban land immediately south of the South Eastern Freeway adjacent to the Swanport Bridge, which is the main road freight route over the Murray.[2] It is named for the docking place on the west bank of the Murray which was home to "numerous swans"[2] and also known as Thomson's Landing.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Swanport_Bridge.jpg/220px-Swanport_Bridge.jpg)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Swanport (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Placename Details: Swanport (Locality Bounded)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 11 July 2006. SA0040330. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
Previous Name: Thompsons Crossing; Derivation of Name: Numerous Swans In The Locality
- ^ "Placename Details: Thomsons Landing Locality Unbounded)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 11 July 2006. SA0003966. Retrieved 20 September 2017.