Flowerpot flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Flowerpot
(Kingborough, TAS) - 5.24 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
5.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Flowerpot's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Flowerpot at a glance
How Flowerpot is zoned
Buying in Flowerpot? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 5.24 km², Flowerpot is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Living. The median lot measures about 26,804 m² across 72 parcels.
Who lives in Flowerpot
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Flowerpot suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1041, and decile 10 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Flowerpot's 108 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bruny Island - Kettering, the wider ABS statistical area containing Flowerpot. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Flowerpot itself.
2,601 in 2001 to 3,633 in 2025, up 40%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Flowerpot data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Zoning | Mapped | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania), Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 6 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Flowerpot address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 50 Flowerpot addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Flowerpot planning - frequently asked
Is Flowerpot flood-prone?
About 3% of Flowerpot falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 50 Flowerpot addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Flowerpot bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Flowerpot is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kingborough average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Flowerpot?
The dominant planning zone in Flowerpot is Environmental Living, though the suburb also includes Rural Resource and Environmental Management.
Does Flowerpot have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Flowerpot.
What is the typical lot size in Flowerpot?
Across 72 surveyed parcels in Flowerpot, the median lot size is about 26,804 m².
What is the population of Flowerpot?
At the 2021 Census Flowerpot had 108 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bruny Island - Kettering statistical area, which contains Flowerpot, went from 2,601 people in 2001 to 3,633 in 2025, up 40%.
Is Flowerpot an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Flowerpot scores 1041 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Flowerpot?
Median household income in Flowerpot was $1,468 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,550 for the typical suburb in Kingborough. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,142 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchs Bay | 2.2 km | 4% | 100% |
| Middleton | 3.4 km | 5% | 100% |
| Woodbridge | 5.1 km | 5% | 99% |
| Apollo Bay | 5.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Garden Island Creek Huon Valley |
6.1 km | 6% | 100% |
| Gordon | 7.4 km | 4% | 100% |
| Gardners Bay Huon Valley |
7.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Kettering | 8.4 km | 5% | 99% |
| Simpsons Bay | 8.7 km | 9% | 100% |
| Deep Bay Huon Valley |
8.9 km | 4% | 99% |