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Upper Burnie 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 popu ...
in the North-west and west LGA region of
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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 2016 census recorded a population of 1821 for the state suburb of Upper Burnie. 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 popu ...
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.


Geography

Alexander Creek forms part of the eastern boundary.


Road infrastructure

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


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.


Sports

The Burnie Sports Centre hosts: *Basketball *Badminton *Mixed martial arts *Rugby – Burnie Rugby Union Club


References


External links


Top of the Town Hotel MotelBurnie Sports Centre
Suburbs of Burnie, Tasmania {{Burnie-geo-stub