Birchs Bay vs Flowerpot

Flowerpot is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 56 in Birchs Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Birchs Bay, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Birchs Bay tends to suit people living alone, while Flowerpot suits families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Flowerpot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 54%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Flowerpot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Birchs Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Birchs Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Birchs Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Flowerpot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (47.9% vs 24.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Birchs Bay and Flowerpot drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Walkability 10 / 0
Birchs Bay — Walkability: 10/100 Flowerpot — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 3 / 3
Birchs Bay — Low fire risk: 3/100 Flowerpot — Low fire risk: 3/100

Demographics

Flowerpot rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Birchs Bay skews older (56 vs 45).

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Population 116
+7% vs other
 108
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.7% +47.9%
Median age 56 45
Median household income $61,724/yr $76,336/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $300/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
0-4 3.4% / 8.3%
Birchs Bay — 0-4: 3.4% Flowerpot — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 7.8% / 14.8%
Birchs Bay — 5-14: 7.8% Flowerpot — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 2.6% / 2.8%
Birchs Bay — 15-19: 2.6% Flowerpot — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 6.0% / 5.6%
Birchs Bay — 20-24: 6.0% Flowerpot — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 6.9% / 3.7%
Birchs Bay — 25-34: 6.9% Flowerpot — 25-34: 3.7%
35-44 13.8% / 16.7%
Birchs Bay — 35-44: 13.8% Flowerpot — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 8.6% / 11.1%
Birchs Bay — 45-54: 8.6% Flowerpot — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 23.3% / 8.3%
Birchs Bay — 55-64: 23.3% Flowerpot — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 14.7% / 12.0%
Birchs Bay — 65-74: 14.7% Flowerpot — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 10.3% / 13.9%
Birchs Bay — 75-84: 10.3% Flowerpot — 75-84: 13.9%
85+ — / —
Birchs Bay — 85+: not among its largest Flowerpot — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Birchs Bay 41.7% couple families
Birchs Bay — Couple Families: 41.7% Birchs Bay — Lone Person: 45.8% Birchs Bay — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Flowerpot 36.8% couple families
Flowerpot — Couple Families: 36.8% Flowerpot — Lone Person: 31.6% Flowerpot — One Parent Families: 31.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Birchs Bay 0.0% renting
Birchs Bay — Owned Outright: 60.9% Birchs Bay — Mortgage: 39.1% Birchs Bay — Renting: 0.0%
Flowerpot 0.0% renting
Flowerpot — Owned Outright: 75.7% Flowerpot — Mortgage: 24.3% Flowerpot — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
England 9.5% / 8.3%
Birchs Bay — England: 9.5% Flowerpot — England: 8.3%
New Zealand 3.4% / —
Birchs Bay — New Zealand: 3.4% Flowerpot — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 3.4% / —
Birchs Bay — Germany: 3.4% Flowerpot — Germany: not among its largest
Japan 2.6% / —
Birchs Bay — Japan: 2.6% Flowerpot — Japan: not among its largest
Netherlands 2.6% / —
Birchs Bay — Netherlands: 2.6% Flowerpot — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 18.5%
Birchs Bay — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Flowerpot — Bachelor Degree: 18.5%
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 13.9%
Birchs Bay — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Flowerpot — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Postgraduate Degree 11.2% / 13.0%
Birchs Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2% Flowerpot — Postgraduate Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.2% / 7.4%
Birchs Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2% Flowerpot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 7.4%
Birchs Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Flowerpot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Birchs Bay 100.0% houses
Birchs Bay — Houses: 100.0%
Flowerpot 100.0% houses
Flowerpot — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Median house price — $842,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Birchs Bay has more rural and farming land (45% vs 31%); Flowerpot has more land zoned for conservation (67% vs 54%).

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Environmental 54% 67%
Rural and farming 45% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
New dwellings approved 138
across Kingborough
same for both
Approvals change year on year -13%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of TAS Higher than 67% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of TAS Higher than 56% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of TAS Higher than 99% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of TAS Higher than 47% of TAS

Liveability

Birchs Bay is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Bushfire High
97/100
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 41.1 km 42.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 7162
 2.9%
postcode 7163
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 7162
 47
postcode 7163

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Car (driver) 59.3% / 55.6%
Birchs Bay — Car (driver): 59.3% Flowerpot — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 31.1%
Birchs Bay — Worked from Home: 29.6% Flowerpot — Worked from Home: 31.1%
Car (passenger) — / 13.3%
Birchs Bay — Car (passenger): not among its largest Flowerpot — Car (passenger): 13.3%
Walked Only 11.1% / —
Birchs Bay — Walked Only: 11.1% Flowerpot — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.3%).

Setting

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 212 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.4 km 1.4 km
3.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Annual rainfall 854 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Average residential rate $1,735/yr
same for both
Council Kingborough
same for both

Federal electorate

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Birchs Bay Flowerpot
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Birchs Bay

Coastal Outer Quiet Retirees River

Flowerpot

Coastal Family Outer Professionals Retirees River

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