Flowerpot, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia
43°12′11″S 147°14′32″E / 43.2030°S 147.2422°E / -43.2030; 147.2422Population73 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)7163Location31 km (19 mi) S of KingstonLGA(s)KingboroughRegionHobartState electorate(s)Franklin, ClarkFederal division(s)Franklin, Clark
Localities around Flowerpot:
Birchs Bay Birchs Bay Birchs Bay
Garden Island Creek Flowerpot D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Garden Island Creek Middleton 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 31 kilometres (19 mi) 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.[3]

Road infrastructure

Route B68 (Channel Highway) runs through from north-east to south-east.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Flowerpot (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Flowerpot". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2912Y", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ Google (16 January 2021). "Flowerpot, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.