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
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
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.[
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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
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