Flowerpot, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Flowerpot
Tasmania

Flowerpot

Coordinates| 43°12′11″S 147°14′32″E﻿ / ﻿43.2030°S 147.2422°E﻿ / -43.2030; 147.2422
Population| 73 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)| 7163
Location| 31 km (19 mi) S of Kingston
LGA(s)| Kingborough
Region| Hobart
State electorate(s)| Franklin, Clark
Federal 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

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

## Geography

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The waters of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel form the eastern boundary.[3]

## Road infrastructure

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

## References

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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. ^ "Flowerpot, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. 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.