Brooklyn 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 553 for the state suburb of Brooklyn.
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It is a suburb of Burnie, to the south-east of the main town centre.
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History
Brooklyn was gazetted as a locality in 1965.
Geography
Alexander Creek forms much of the western boundary, and Romaine Creek most of the eastern and northern.
Road infrastructure
Route B18 (Mount Street) passes to the west. From there, Roslyn Avenue provides access to the locality from the south, while Brooklyn Road enters from the north.[
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Education
Brooklyn Primary School existed until 2009. It was later merged with Upper Burnie and Acton Primary School and a new school, Romaine Park Primary was built on the grounds of the Parklands High School.
References
Suburbs of Burnie, Tasmania
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