Upper Burnie, Tasmania
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 south of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census provides 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. Geography. Alexander Creek  forms part of the eastern boundary. Road infrastructure. Route B18 (Mount Street) runs through from north-west to south-east. 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. Sports. The Burnie Sports Centre hosts: