Upper Burnie

Upper Burnie
Upper Burnie
Suburb
	Mount Street at the intersection with Pine Avenue
	Upper Burnie
	Interactive map of Upper Burnie
	Coordinates: 41°04′16″S 145°54′00″E / 41.071°S 145.900°E
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	North-west and west
City	Burnie
LGA	City of Burnie;
Location	3 km (1.9 mi) S of Burnie;
Government
• State electorate	Braddon;
• Federal division	Braddon;
Population
• Total	1,891 (2021 census)
Postcode	7320
	Suburbs around Upper Burnie

Upper Burnie is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the town of Burnie. As at the 2021 census it a population of 1,891.

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.

Education

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.