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Burnie
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Burnie ( ; pirinilaplu/palawa kani: Pataway) is a port city on the 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, and west of 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 of , administered by the City of Burnie.
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Place details
- Locality
- Burnie
- Region
- Tasmania
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 19,972
- Timezone
- Australia/Hobart
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Key facts
- Australian place.type
- city
- Australian place.name
- Burnie
- Australian place.state
- tas
- Australian place.image
- View of Burnie from Upper Burnie lookout in Wilfred Campbell Memorial Reserve.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- Burnie CBD and port
- Australian place.relief
- 1
- Australian place.pop
- 20,417
- Australian place.pop_year
- 2025
- Australian place.established
- 1827
- Australian place.gazetted
- 1967
- Australian place.postcode
- 7320
- Australian place.elevation
- 19
- Australian place.timezone
- AEST
- Australian place.utc
- +10
- Australian place.timezone dst
- AEDT
- Australian place.utc dst
- +11
- Australian place.dist1
- 47
- Australian place.location1
- Devonport
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Burnie
- Elevation
- 10
- Image
- Burnie-20120203-002.jpg
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- Commons category
- Burnie, Tasmania
- postal code
- 7320
- inception
- 1827-00-00
- P12749
- Murmansk Oblast
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Travel guide
Get around
Metro Tasmania operates scheduled bus services in the Burnie area, and services to Wynyard, Somerset, Penguin and Ulverstone. Timetables are available from Metrotas website Fares are around $8 for a single one-way trip, per person.
See
thumbnail|200px|Tasmanian native hen at the Romaine Reserve, Burnie Visitor Information Hub - Operating during cruise ship season in the cultural precinct Plaza, Burnie. Fernglade - just a few minutes drive east of the city, a ferny environment with picnic facilities, great for a BBQ and a walk along the banks of the Emu River. You may see be fortunate and see a wild platypus at Fern Glade. The second entrance is the start of a 3 km walk in the Emu Valley, through to Rutherford Rd in Stowport. This track is also excellent for mountain bikes Guide Falls - An easy and picturesque 20-minute drive south of Burnie, Guide Falls Reserve is a popular picnic attraction with tables and bbq amenities. Best water flow in Winter and Spring. ANZAC Park Somerset Beach, which stretches along the full length of the Somerset coastline from the River Cam to the far western outskirts. The Cam River
Do
Heritage town walk - Walking tours
Drink
Hellyers Road Distillery - Makes whisky and also has a cafe and restaurant.
Go next
thumb|alt=A panorama of a large valley|Looking northwest from Solomon's Throne - Walls of Jerusalem National Park West Stanley East Penguin Devonport South West Coast Cradle Mountain – one of Tasmania's biggest icons. Walls of Jerusalem National Park – a beautiful less visited national park. You'll need to make careful preparations for a true bush experience since there's no direct road access and no visitor facilities. Landscapes are as lyrically beautiful as are some of their Biblical names: The Damascus Gate, Herods Gate, King Davids Peak, Solomons Throne, The Pool of Bethesda, and Lake Salome.
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history (1827–1875)
- Mineral boom and industrial development (1876–1939)
- Post-war boom and industrial expansion (1940–1980s)
- Challenges and reinvention (1980s–present)
- Demographics
- Climate
- Governance
- Economy
- Renewable energy and diversification
- Marinus Link
- E-fuels facility
- Wind farms
- Cultural and educational institutions
- Transport
- Coastal pathway
- Suburbs
- Sport
- Media
- Notable residents
- Arts
- Other
- Politicians
- Sportspeople
- References
- Sources
- External links
Burnie ( ; pirinilaplu/palawa kani: Pataway) is a port city on the 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, and west of 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 of , administered by the City of Burnie.
Burnie’s economy has historically been driven by heavy manufacturing, mining, forestry, and farming. The city is located on the Emu Bay coastline, with its fortunes closely tied to its deep water port. The Port of Burnie handles over of freight annually, including nearly half of Tasmania’s containerised freight, and is the state’s primary gateway for mineral and forestry exports. The Burnie Chip Export Terminal, often referred to as the "Pyramids of Burnie", surpassed of annual woodchip exports in 2017.
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