Bridport, Tasmania
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Bridport is a small town on the north-east coast of Tasmania
, Australia
. It is part of the Dorset Council. At the 2006 census
, Bridport had a population of 1,327.
Located on Anderson Bay, Bridport is a holiday location with the population increasing markedly in summer. It has beaches,swimming, sailing and other water sports.
Town facilities include supermarkets, hotel, chemist, baker, butcher, clothing store, golf courses, lawn bowls, sailing club, doctor's surgery, visitor's information centre, caravan park and several levels of accommodation from backpackers, bed and breakfast, to holiday resort.
In 2004 a links golf course, Barnbougle Dunes, was established on sand dunes 3km north-east of Bridport. This was soon ranked in the top 50 courses in the world and rising. A second links course called Lost Farm was built next to Barnbougle Dunes and opened in December 2010. Built to a similar high standard, this development established club facilities high on sand dunes for spectacular views of the beach and Anderson Bay.
A helicopter service began in 2008 transporting people between Launceston and Bridport mainly for golfers who fly in to Tasmania to play.
Commercial fishing operates from Bridport as well as sporting fishing from the rocks or small boats.
Streets in the northern half of Bridport have male person names and those in the southern half have female names.
Nearby towns include Scottsdale
, Tomahawk and Bellingham
.
A ferry operates from Bridport to Flinders Island
, part of the Furneaux Group. A light aircraft service operates from Bridport Aerodrome to Flinders Island.
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is part of the Dorset Council. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Bridport had a population of 1,327.
Located on Anderson Bay, Bridport is a holiday location with the population increasing markedly in summer. It has beaches,swimming, sailing and other water sports.
Town facilities include supermarkets, hotel, chemist, baker, butcher, clothing store, golf courses, lawn bowls, sailing club, doctor's surgery, visitor's information centre, caravan park and several levels of accommodation from backpackers, bed and breakfast, to holiday resort.
In 2004 a links golf course, Barnbougle Dunes, was established on sand dunes 3km north-east of Bridport. This was soon ranked in the top 50 courses in the world and rising. A second links course called Lost Farm was built next to Barnbougle Dunes and opened in December 2010. Built to a similar high standard, this development established club facilities high on sand dunes for spectacular views of the beach and Anderson Bay.
A helicopter service began in 2008 transporting people between Launceston and Bridport mainly for golfers who fly in to Tasmania to play.
Commercial fishing operates from Bridport as well as sporting fishing from the rocks or small boats.
Streets in the northern half of Bridport have male person names and those in the southern half have female names.
Nearby towns include Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Tasmania
Scottsdale is a town in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies on the Tasman Highway, around north-east of Launceston and south-east of the coastal town of Bridport. It is part of the Dorset Council....
, Tomahawk and Bellingham
Bellingham, Tasmania
Bellingham is a tiny coastal hamlet in Northern Tasmania, situated on the mouth of the Pipers River directly opposite the town of Weymouth. The town is located from Launceston, from Bridport and from George Town...
.
A ferry operates from Bridport to Flinders Island
Flinders Island
Flinders Island may refer to:In Australia:* Flinders Island , in the Furneaux Group, is the largest and best known* Flinders Island * Flinders Island , in the Investigator Group* Flinders Island...
, part of the Furneaux Group. A light aircraft service operates from Bridport Aerodrome to Flinders Island.