Recherche vs Southport Lagoon

Recherche and Southport Lagoon are both sparsely populated areas in Tasmania. Recherche is the larger of the two, with 16 people, while Southport Lagoon has no residents. The most notable difference is the distance to the city, which is far higher in Southport Lagoon at 208 minutes compared to 91 minutes in Recherche. Recherche also has slightly more street connectivity with one intersection per square kilometre, while Southport Lagoon has none.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as neither area has any residents identifying as such. This shared lack of public transport and nearby schools is common to both neighbouring spots, with neither area having any schools, transport routes, or stops.