Parklands | |
Coordinates: | -41.047°N 145.892°W |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
State: | tas |
Type: | suburb |
Lga: | City of Burnie |
City: | Burnie |
Fedgov: | Braddon |
Stategov: | Braddon |
Postcode: | 7320 |
Pop: | 850 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Region: | North-west and west |
Location1: | Burnie |
Dist1: | 3 |
Dir1: | NW |
Near-Nw: | Cooee |
Near-N: | Bass Strait |
Near-Ne: | Bass Strait |
Near-W: | Cooee |
Near-E: | Burnie |
Near-Sw: | Park Grove |
Near-S: | Park Grove |
Near-Se: | Montello |
Parklands is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 850 for the state suburb of Parklands.[1] It is a suburb of the Burnie, in north-west Tasmania.
The visitor information centre for Burnie is called The Makers' Workshop and is a place that honours Burnie's history, makers, innovators and artists. It highlights paper making and cheese making through workshops and has a gallery and cafe.
The Burnie War Memorial[2] commemorates the fallen soldiers of the Great War.
Burnie Park has plenty of lush green lawns and ideal for picnics. It has a children's playground, waterfall and a music shell as some of its features.
The North West Regional Hospital is located on Brickport Road, Parklands.
Parklands was gazetted as a locality in 1966.[3]
The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary.
Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.[3] [4]