City of Burnie


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Burnie City Council 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.
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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" ; 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. Burnie's floral emblem is the rhododendron.
Burnie is classified as urban, regional and small under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. Burnie does not include the adjacent town of Somerset that is sometimes classed as part of the Burnie metropolitan area.

Council

The Burnie City Council consists of nine councillors, who each serve a four-year term of office. Traditionally the term "alderman" was used, but was changed by a council vote on 20 November 2018. The members following the 2022 election are:

Suburbs

The following gazetted suburbs/localities are fully or partially within the City of Burnie:
SuburbCensus population 2016Notes
Acton1,349
Brooklyn553
Burnie596Central business district
Camdale72
Chasm Creek68
Cooee527
Downlands240
East Cam170
East Ridgley103
Emu Heights180
Hampshire51partial, see note below
Havenview715
Heybridgepartial, see note below
Highclere120
Hillcrest1,042
Montello1,217
Mooreville303
Natone281
Ocean Vista306
Oonah0partial, see note below
Park Grove2,385
Parklands850
Parrawepartial, see note below
Ridgley604
Romaine1,713
Round Hill109
Shorewell Park2,008
South Burnie331
Stowport404
Tewkesbury76
Upper Burnie1,821
Upper Natone112
Upper Stowport105
West Mooreville114
West Ridgley125
Wivenhoe220
Total18870
25Variance
Local government total18895Gazetted Burnie local government area

Only the part of Heybridge to the west of the Blythe River is in the City of Burnie. Most of its population of 430 would be to the east in Central Coast.
Oonah mostly lies in Waratah-Wynyard, but the 2016 census recorded a population of zero in any case.
A small part of Hampshire extends into Waratah-Wynyard, but all of its population is likely to be in the City of Burnie.
Parrawe mostly lies in Waratah-Wynyard. The small area in the City of Burnie is likely to be unpopulated.