Burns Creek, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Burns Creek
State:tas
Pop:35
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7212
Region:Launceston
Location1:Launceston
Dist1:44
Dir1:E
Lga:Launceston
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Nunamara
Near-N:Tayene
Near-Ne:Tayene
Near-E:Upper Blessington
Near-W:Blessington
Near-Sw:Blessington
Near-S:Blessington
Near-Se:Upper Blessington

Burns Creek is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 35 for the state suburb of Burns Creek.[1]

History

Burns Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1963.[2]

Geography

The North Esk River forms most of the southern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C415 (Burns Creek Road) passes through from west to south.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Burns Creek (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Burns Creek . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "935C", 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 . 13 September 2020 .