Flowerpot, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Flowerpot
State:tas
Pop:73
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7163
Region:Hobart
Location1:Kingston
Dist1:31
Dir1:S
Lga:Kingborough
Stategov:Franklin, Clark
Fedgov:Franklin, Clark
Near-Nw:Birchs Bay
Near-N:Birchs Bay
Near-Ne:Birchs Bay
Near-E:D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Near-W:Garden Island Creek
Near-Sw:Garden Island Creek
Near-S:Middleton
Near-Se:Middleton

Flowerpot is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 73 for the state suburb of Flowerpot.[1]

History

Flowerpot was gazetted as a locality in 1968.[2]

Geography

The waters of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel form the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route B68 (Channel Highway) runs through from north-east to south-east.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Flowerpot (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Flowerpot . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "2912Y", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 16 January 2021 .