Upper Burnie, Tasmania
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| name = Upper Burnie
| image = File:Mount-Street-Upper-Burnie-20170202-001.jpg
| caption = Mount Street at the intersection with Pine Avenue
| coordinates = {{coord|41.071|S|145.900|E|display=inline,title}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| state = tas
| type = suburb
| lga = City of Burnie
| city = Burnie
| fedgov = Braddon
| stategov = Braddon
| postcode = 7320
| pop = 1821
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| region = North-west and west
| location1 = Burnie
| dist1 = 3
| dir1 = S
| near-nw = Hillcrest
| near-n = Burnie
| near-ne = South Burnie
| near-w = Acton
| near-e = Brooklyn
| near-sw = Shorewell Park
| near-s = Downlands
| near-se = Romaine
}}
Upper Burnie 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 {{convert|3|km}} south of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1821 for the state suburb of Upper Burnie.
It is a suburb of Burnie 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Upper Burnie |author= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021 |at=Select "Search", enter "934A", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details"}}
Geography
Alexander Creek forms part of the eastern boundary.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Upper+Burnie+TAS+7320/@-41.0707884,145.882259,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa7bea48d60a21f7:0x503c94dd0de11c0!8m2!3d-41.0739975!4d145.9001865 |title=Upper Burnie, Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021}}
Road infrastructure
Route B18 (Mount Street) runs through from north-west to south-east.{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author= |date=May 2017 |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=2 April 2021 }}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/ctee/REPORTS/New%20Burnie%20PS.pdf|title=New Burnie Primary School|access-date=27 July 2015|publisher=Parliament of Tasmania}}
Sports
The Burnie Sports Centre hosts:
- Basketball
- Badminton
- Mixed martial arts
- Rugby – Burnie Rugby Union Club
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.totthm.com.au Top of the Town Hotel Motel]
- [http://www.burnie.net/Community/Community-Directory/Burnie-Sports-Centre Burnie Sports Centre]
{{Burnie Suburbs}}
Category:Suburbs of Burnie, Tasmania
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