Acton is a suburban residential locality in the local government area (LGA) 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 popu ...
in the
North-west and west LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is 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 popu ...
. The
2021 census recorded a population of 1377 for Acton.
There is a local milk bar, an
IGA supermarket, and an
Aurora Energy electrical substation.
There is an reserve at Mussen Close with walking tracks; Stoney Creek commences nearby.
Acton Seniors Club operates in Atkins Drive.
History
Acton was gazetted as a locality in 1966.
Geography
Shorewell Creek forms much of the western boundary.
Road infrastructure
Route B18 (Mount Street) passes to the east. From there, several streets provide access to the locality.
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Education
The Acton Primary School existed up until 2009, when it was merged with Upper Burnie and Brooklyn Primary Schools and a new school was built on the grounds of the Parklands High School.
Sports
There are two fields at the Acton Recreation Reserve.
The Acton Cricket Club, in the Burnie Cricket League, play cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
on the Acton Recreation Oval, which has an area of .
The Burnie Softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
Association is located at the Acton Recreation Reserve, which has an area of .
References
Suburbs of Burnie, Tasmania
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