Upper Burnie, Tasmania Explained

Upper Burnie
Coordinates:-41.071°N 145.9°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
State:tas
Type:suburb
Lga:City of Burnie
City:Burnie
Fedgov:Braddon
Stategov:Braddon
Postcode:7320
Pop:1821
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Burnie
Dist1:3
Dir1:S
Near-Nw:Hillcrest
Near-N:Burnie
Near-Ne:South Burnie
Near-W:Acton
Near-E:Brooklyn
Near-Sw:Shorewell Park
Near-S:Downlands
Near-Se:Romaine

Upper Burnie 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 south of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1821 for the state suburb of Upper Burnie.[1] It is a suburb of Burnie in north-west Tasmania. It is situated on the hill above Burnie accessed via Mount Street.

There is a Woolworths supermarket and the Top of the Town Hotel Motel.

History

Upper Burnie was gazetted as a locality in 1966.[2]

Geography

Alexander Creek forms part of the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route B18 (Mount Street) runs through from north-west to south-east.[2] [3]

Education

The Upper Burnie Primary School existed up until 2009 until it was merged with Acton and Brooklyn Primary Schools and a new school was built on the grounds of the Parklands High School.[4]

Sports

The Burnie Sports Centre hosts:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Upper Burnie (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Upper Burnie . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select "Search", enter "934A", 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 . 2 April 2021 .
  4. Web site: New Burnie Primary School. 27 July 2015. Parliament of Tasmania.