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Upper Natone, Tasmania
Upper Natone is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Burnie in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census determined a population of 112 for the state suburb of Upper Natone. History The locality was gazetted in 1966. Geography The Blythe River The Blythe River is a river in Canterbury, New Zealand. It flows east for , reaching the Pacific Ocean south of the town of Cheviot. The river's course roughly parallels that of the larger Hurunui River, which lies to the north. See also *Lis ... forms the eastern boundary, and the Emu River forms much of the western boundary. Road infrastructure The C102 route (Upper Natone Road) passes through from north to south-west. Route C115 (South Riana Road) starts at an intersection with C102 and runs south-east before exiting. References Burnie, Tasmania Towns in Tasmania {{Burnie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Australian Census
The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an increase of 8.8 per cent or people over the . Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population. The ABS annual report revealed that $24 million in additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website. Results from the 2016 census were available to the public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017. Australia's next census took place in 2021. Scope The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states the aim of the 2016 Australian census is "to count every person who spent Census night, 9 August 2016, in Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West Tasmania
North West Tasmania is one of the regions of Tasmania in Australia. The region comprises the whole of the north west, including the ''North West Coast'' and the northern reaches of the ''West Coast''. It is usually accepted as extending as far south as the Pieman River and including the Savage River National Park within the Tarkine region. The region is characterised by its rugged beauty, from coastlines to agricultural lands. It is a key gateway for the ferry, which docks at Devonport. North West Coast The North West Coast is a region of Tasmania on the north coast of Tasmania to the west of Port Sorell, Tasmania. It includes towns such as Devonport, Burnie, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Penguin, Smithton and Stanley. The water to the north is called Bass Strait. North-West and West Tasmania Area Profile July 2016 * The gross regional product is $5.29 billion – the highest it has been in the last 10 years. In comparison, the gross regional product of Tasmania is $24,707 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnie, Tasmania
Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s. , Burnie had an urban population of 19,550. Burnie is governed by the City of Burnie local government area. Economy The key industries are heavy manufacturing, forestry and farming. The Burnie port along with the forestry industry provides the main source of revenue for the city. Burnie was the main port for the west coast mines after the opening of the Emu Bay Railway in 1897. Most industry in Burnie was based around the railway and the port that served it. After the handover of the Surrey Hills and Hampshire Hills lots, the agriculture industry was largely replaced by forestry. The influence of forestry had a major role on Burnie's development in the 1900s with the founding of the pulp and paper mill by Associated Pulp and Paper Mills in 1938 and the woodchip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnie Council
Burnie City Council (or City of Burnie) is a local government body in Tasmania, located in the city and surrounds of Burnie in the north-west of the state. The Burnie local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 19,348, which also encompasses Cooee, Hampshire, Natone and Ridgley. History and attributes The municipality was established on 6 January 1908. Originally named Emu Bay, the name was changed to Burnie in 1931 following a petition from residents to name the council based on the town it was centred on. Burnie became a city council on 26 April 1988. The city's motto is " non nobis solum" (not for ourselves alone); for many years this was on the council seal but in 1992 a new, more colourful logo was created that did not include the motto. It did also not include the emu (which had been Burnie's unofficial animal emblem). Burnie's floral emblem is the rhododendron. Burnie is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Braddon (state)
The electoral division of Braddon (named Darwin until 1955) is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it includes North West Tasmania, north-west and Western Tasmania, western Tasmania as well as King Island (Tasmania), King Island. Braddon takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Edward Braddon, Sir Edward Braddon. The division shares its name and boundaries with the Division of Braddon, federal division of Braddon. Braddon and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system. History and electoral profile Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The electoral constituency includes; King Island (Tasmania), King Island, the North-west towns of Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport, Burnie, Tasmania, Burnie, Wynyard, Tasmania, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Tasmania, Ulverstone, Penguin, Tasmania, Penguin, and Smithton, Tasmania, Smithton, as well as the West Coast t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Braddon
The Division of Braddon is an Australian electoral division in the state of Tasmania. The current MP is Gavin Pearce of the Liberal Party, who was elected at the 2019 federal election. Braddon is a rural electorate covering approximately in the north-west and west of Tasmania, including King Island. The cities of and are major population centres in the division. Other towns include , , , , , , , , , , , and . Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was created at the Tasmanian redistribution on 30 August 1955, essentially as a reconfigured version of the Division of Darwin. It is na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natone, Tasmania
Natone is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Burnie in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south of the town of Burnie Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s. , Burnie had an urban popul .... The 2016 census determined a population of 281 for the state suburb of Natone. History The locality name is an Aboriginal word meaning “peak”. It was gazetted in 1966. Geography The Blythe River forms the eastern boundary. Road infrastructure The C102 route (Natone Road / Upper Natone Road) passes through from north to south-west. Route C114 (Lottah Road) starts at an intersection with C102 and runs south-west before exiting. Route C116 (Camena Road) starts at an intersection with C102 and runs south-east before exiting. References Burnie, Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Stowport, Tasmania
Upper Stowport is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Burnie in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south of the town of Burnie Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s. , Burnie had an urban popul .... The 2016 census determined a population of 105 for the state suburb of Upper Stowport. History The locality was gazetted in 1966. Geography Chasm Creek forms part of the eastern boundary, and the Emu River forms most of the western boundary. Road infrastructure The C114 route (Upper Stowport Road / Lottah Road) enters from the north-east, runs south-west to the centre, and turns east before exiting. References Burnie, Tasmania Towns in Tasmania {{Burnie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riana, Tasmania
Riana (pronounced rye-anna) is a small town in the North West region of Tasmania, south-west of the Dial Range. It is located west of the popular tourist town, Penguin. Riana and its smaller neighbouring town South Riana are a part of the municipality of the Central Coast Council At the , Riana had a population of 326., and neighbouring South Riana had 216. The fertile red soil hosts paddocks of vegetables (particularly potatoes) and dairy A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on ... farms. History Riana Post Office opened on 1 August 1899. Riana South Post Office opened on 20 January 1908. The current school, Riana Primary School, has been in its current location since the 1960s. Multiple schools existed in the vicinity of Riana after World War Two; however, they were c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highclere, Tasmania
Highclere is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Burnie in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Burnie Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s. , Burnie had an urban popul .... The 2016 census determined a population of 120 for the state suburb of Highclere. History A rail siding was built in the area in 1903. The settlement that grew up around it was known as Oonah Road Siding until 1922, when it was changed to Highclere. The locality was gazetted in 1966. Geography The Emu River forms the eastern boundary, and the Guide River forms the western boundary. The Melba rail line passes through from south-west to north. Road infrastructure The B18 route (Ridgley Highway) passes through from south to north. Route C101 (Oonah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire, Tasmania
Hampshire is a semi-rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Waratah Wynyard and Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census has a population of 51 for the state suburb of Hampshire. History Hampshire was gazetted as a locality in 1973. It was first settled by Europeans in the late 1820s when rolling plains were mistakenly believed to be good grazing ground for sheep by the surveyors of the Van Diemen's Land Company. In fact, the open lands were the result of generations of burning off the natural temperate rainforest by the indigenous Aboriginal population of the area, and it proved totally unsuitable for the chosen purpose. In later years its fertile soils have been used for a variety of agricultural uses although it is currently mostly used for timber plantations. Hampshire Post Office opened on 10 January 1921 and closed in 1969. Hampshire was home to one of Gunns woodch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyetea, Tasmania
Loyetea is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Coast in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Ulverstone. The 2016 census recorded a population of 25 for the state suburb of Loyetea. History Loyetea was gazetted as a locality in 1973. The locality was previously known as Milton or Lowana. Loyetea is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “love”. The locality is a mountainous area used for logging. Geography The Blythe River The Blythe River is a river in Canterbury, New Zealand. It flows east for , reaching the Pacific Ocean south of the town of Cheviot. The river's course roughly parallels that of the larger Hurunui River, which lies to the north. See also *Lis ... forms the western boundary. Road infrastructure Route B17 (South Riana Road) passes to the north-east. From there, Loyetea Road provides access to the locality. References {{Reflist Towns in Tasmania Localities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
