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Downlands, Tasmania
Downlands is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 240 for the state suburb of Downlands. It is a small suburb of the Burnie Burnie ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#North, pirinilaplu/palawa kani: ''Pataway'') is a port city located on the North West Tasmania, north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north ... in north-west Tasmania. McKenna Park Regional Hockey Complex Inc caters for hockey on astro turf and cricket on grass grounds. McKenna Park also has a function centre. The City Marians Hockey Club and South Burnie Hockey Club play out of the McKenna Park Regional Hockey Complex in the Burnie District Hockey Association. History Downlands is a confirmed locality. Geography All boundaries are survey lines. Road infrastructure Route ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Burnie
Burnie City Council (or City of Burnie) is a local government body in Tasmania, located in the city and surrounds of Burnie in the north-west of the state. The Burnie local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 19,348, which also encompasses Cooee, Hampshire, Natone and Ridgley. History and attributes The municipality was established on 6 January 1908. Originally named Emu Bay, the name was changed to Burnie in 1931 following a petition from residents to name the council based on the town it was centred on. Burnie became a city council on 26 April 1988. The city's motto is " non nobis solum" (not for ourselves alone); for many years this was on the council seal but in 1992 a new, more colourful logo was created that did not include the motto. It did also not include the emu (which had been Burnie's unofficial animal emblem). Burnie's floral emblem is the rhododendron. Burnie is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Braddon
The Division of Braddon is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the States and territories of Australia, state of Tasmania. The current MP is Anne Urquhart of the Australian Labor Party, Labor Party, who was elected at the 2025 Australian federal election, 2025 federal election. Braddon is a rural electorate covering approximately in the north-west and west of Tasmania, including King Island (Tasmania), King Island. The cities of and are major population centres in the division. Other towns include , , , , , , , , , , , and . Braddon has traditionally been a marginal seat. However, in 2022 Australian federal election, 2022 the trend was broken, with Braddon becoming a "fairly safe" seat for the first time in twelve years, with the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party holding it while losing government nationally. In 2025, large swings towards the Labor Party saw Anne Urquhart gain the seat for Labor. Geography Sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Braddon (state)
The electoral division of Braddon (named Darwin until 1955) is one of the Tasmanian House of Assembly electoral divisions, five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it includes North West Tasmania, north-west and western Tasmania as well as King Island (Tasmania), King Island. Braddon takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Edward Braddon, Sir Edward Braddon. The division shares its name and boundaries with the Division of Braddon, federal division of Braddon. Braddon and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by seven members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system. History and electoral profile Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The electoral constituency includes; King Island (Tasmania), King Island, the North-west towns of Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport, Burnie, Tasmania, Burnie, Wynyard, Tasmania, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Tasmania, Ulverstone, Penguin, Tasmania, Penguin, and Smithton, Tasmania, Smitht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-west And West LGA Region
Councils of Tasmania are the 29 administrative districts of the Australian state of Tasmania. Local government areas (LGAs), more generally known as councils, are the tier of government responsible for the management of local duties such as road maintenance, town planning and waste management. Local government areas There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania: Towns and suburbs of local government areas The local government areas include the following towns and suburbs, with some towns and suburbs some spanning multiple local government areas: Break O'Day Council Brighton Council Central Coast Council Central Highlands Council Circular Head Council City of Burnie City of Clarence City of Devonport City of Glenorchy City of Hobart City of Launceston Derwent Valley Council Dorset Council Flinders Council George Town Council Glamorgan Spring Bay Council Huon Valley Council Kentish Council King Island Council Kingborough Council La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnie
Burnie ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#North, pirinilaplu/palawa kani: ''Pataway'') is a port city located on the North West Tasmania, north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north-west of the state capital of Hobart, north-west of Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston, and west of Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport. Founded in 1827 as Emu Bay, the township was renamed in the early 1840s after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, and proclaimed a city by Queen Elizabeth II on 26 April 1988. As of the , Burnie has a population of 19,918, with a municipality area spanning , administered by the City of Burnie. Burnie's economy has historically been driven by heavy manufacturing, mining, forestry, and farming. Situated on the coastline of Emu Bay (Tasmanian geographic feature), Emu Bay, the city’s fortunes are closely tied to its deep water port. An intermodal freight transport facility, the Port of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorewell Park, Tasmania
Shorewell Park is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 2008 for the state suburb of Shorewell Park. It is a south western suburb of Burnie, Tasmania, which was established in the 1970s as a broadacre social housing area. The residential housing expanded in the 1980s and in 2012 the Tasmanian Government released a plan for the next 20 years. The Hilltop Plaza Shopping Centre provides essential services such as a supermarket, bottle shop, hairdressing salon and pharmacy. The Burnie Community House provides locals with assistance, training and opportunities. It has a market garden as one of its projects. History Shorewell Park was gazetted as a locality in 1976. It had previously been named Cangort Park in 1974. Geography Cooee Creek forms the western boundary, and Shorewell Creek most of the eastern. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acton, Tasmania
Acton is a suburban residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Burnie. The 2021 census recorded a population of 1377 for Acton. There is a local milk bar, an IGA supermarket, and an Aurora Energy electrical substation. There is an reserve at Mussen Close with walking tracks; Stoney Creek commences nearby. Acton Seniors Club operates in Atkins Drive. History Acton was gazetted as a locality in 1966. Geography Shorewell Creek forms much of the western boundary. Road infrastructure Route B18 (Mount Street) passes to the east. From there, several streets provide access to the locality. Education The Acton Primary School existed up until 2009, when it was merged with Upper Burnie and Brooklyn Primary Schools and a new school was built on the grounds of the Parklands High School. The old Acton Primary School is now home to the Burnie Child and Family Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romaine, Tasmania
Romaine is a suburb of the Burnie, City of Burnie in north-west Tasmania, Australia. The Romaine Reserve is 12.69ha of park lands that runs down the eastern side of the suburb, along Romaine Creek. The Reserve contains both remnant and exotic vegetation, with large mountain ashes, white gums, substorey blackwoods and man ferns. The walking tracks link up with Brooklyn, Tasmania, Brooklyn Reserve. Romaine Creek is home to Engaeus yabbimunna a freshwater crayfish. The Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden was created in 1981 and is now a tourist attraction. Education The Romaine Primary School was opened in 2012, it was announced in 2009 that its creation was from the merger of Acton Primary School, Upper Burnie and Brooklyn Primary Schools and that the new school was built on the grounds of the Parklands High School (Burnie), Parklands High School. Parklands High School (Burnie), Parklands High School was relocated from Parklands, Tasmania, Parklands to Romaine in 1966. Churches R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mooreville, Tasmania
Mooreville is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Burnie Burnie ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#North, pirinilaplu/palawa kani: ''Pataway'') is a port city located on the North West Tasmania, north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north .... The 2016 census has a population of 303 for the state suburb of Mooreville. While there are some residential allotments, the area is mainly agricultural farming land. Services are located in the neighbouring suburb of East Cam. The Mooreville Training Track (formerly Armytage) is an equine stud. There was a former quarry in the area that was proposed to be infilled as land reclamation. There are a few properties in the area and also in the neighbouring suburb of Ridgley that have exquisite gardens such as the Emu Valley Rhododendron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the List of islands by area#Islands, 26th-largest island in the world, and the List of islands of Tasmania, surrounding 1000 islands. It is Australia's smallest and least populous state, with 573,479 residents . The List of Australian capital cities, state capital and largest city is Hobart, with around 40% of the population living in the Greater Hobart area. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Tasmania is the most decentralised state in Australia, with the lowest proportion of its residents living within its capital city. Tasmania's main island was first inhabited by Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal peoples, who today generally identify as Palawa or Pakana. It is believed that Abori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Australian Census
The 2016 Australian census was the 17th Census in Australia, national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an increase of 8.8 per cent or people over the . Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population. The ABS annual report revealed that $24 million in additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website. Results from the 2016 census were available to the public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017. Australia's next census took place in 2021 Australian census, 2021. Scope The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states the aim of the 2016 Australian census is "to count every person who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
