Upper Stowport is a locality and small rural community in the local government area 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
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region of
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. 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.
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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
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