City of Burnie

Burnie City Council (or City of Burnie) 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,[1] which also encompasses Cooee, Hampshire, Natone and Ridgley.

Burnie City Council
Tasmania
Map showing the Burnie local government area.
Coordinates41.2156°S 145.8065°E / -41.2156; 145.8065
Population19,348 (2018)[1]
 • Density31.666/km2 (82.01/sq mi)
Established6 January 1908[2]
Area611 km2 (235.9 sq mi)[1]
MayorSteve Kons
Council seatBurnie
RegionBurnie and surrounds
State electorate(s)Braddon
Federal Division(s)Braddon
WebsiteBurnie City Council
LGAs around Burnie City Council:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Waratah-Wynyard Burnie City Council Central Coast
Waratah-Wynyard Waratah-Wynyard Central Coast

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.[2][3] Burnie became a city council on 26 April 1988.[4]

The city's motto is "non nobis solum" (not for ourselves alone); 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 (which had been Burnie's unofficial animal emblem). Burnie's floral emblem is the rhododendron.

Burnie is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[5] Burnie does not include the adjacent town of Somerset that is sometimes classed as part of the Burnie metropolitan area.

Government
Burnie City Council offices

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.[6] The members following the 2018 election are:

NamePosition[7]Party affiliation
Steve KonsMayor/Councillor Independent
Giovanna SimpsonDeputy Mayor/Councillor Independent
Alvwyn BoydCouncillor Independent
Teeny BrumbyCouncillor Independent
Themba BulleCouncillor Independent
Ken DorseyAlderman Independent
Amina KeyganCouncillor Independent
Chris LynchCouncillor Independent
David PeaseCouncillor Independent

Suburbs

The following gazetted suburbs/localities are fully or partially within the City of Burnie:[8] [9]

SuburbCensus population 2016Notes
Acton 1,349
Brooklyn 553
Burnie 596 Central business district
Camdale 72
Chasm Creek 68
Cooee 527
Downlands 240
East Cam 170
East Ridgley 103
Emu Heights 180
Hampshire 51 partial, see note below
Havenview 715
Heybridge partial, see note below
Highclere 120
Hillcrest 1,042
Montello 1,217
Mooreville 303
Natone 281
Ocean Vista 306
Oonah 0 partial, see note below
Park Grove 2,385
Parklands 850
Parrawe partial, see note below
Ridgley 604
Romaine 1,713
Round Hill 109
Shorewell Park 2,008
South Burnie 331
Stowport 404
Tewkesbury 76
Upper Burnie 1,821
Upper Natone 112
Upper Stowport 105
West Mooreville 114
West Ridgley 125
Wivenhoe 220
Total 18870
25 Variance
Local government total 18895 Gazetted 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.

See also
  • List of local government areas of Tasmania

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. "Agency Details: Emu Bay Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. "Agency Details: Burnie Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. "Agency Details: Burnie City Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. Minutes 20 November 2018 Proposal for Council to Adopt the Term Councillor (PDF), Burnie City Council, 20 November 2018, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2018, retrieved 27 November 2018
  7. "Elected Representatives - Burnie City". burnie.net. Burnie City Council. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. Burnie City Council (21 August 2018). "Burnie Council Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. "2016 QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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