Hillcrest is a 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 popul ...
in the
North-west and west LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is 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 recorded a population of 1042 for the state suburb of Hillcrest.
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It is a suburb 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 ...
in north-west Tasmania.
The Sampson Street Reserve is 2.3ha of public open space.
There is a shopping complex which includes a cafe and takeaway.
Hillcrest includes part of the Terrylands estate, which was developed from around 1949 by the Agricultural Bank. The rest is located in Montello. Terrylands is sometimes used informally as a suburb, but is not officially gazetted.
History
Hillcrest was gazetted as a locality in 1966.
Geography
Shorewell Creek forms most of the western boundary.
Road infrastructure
Route A2 ( Bass Highway) passes to the north-east. From there, various streets provide access to the locality.
Sport
The Burnie Aquatic Centre, with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, is located in Hillcrest. The Burnie Judo Club trains at the facilities owned by the Burnie PCYC.
References
Suburbs of Burnie, Tasmania
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