TAS · Burnie Council
Emu Heights, 7320
Current weather
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83% humidity · 23.1 km/h wind · 7.1° / 3.2° today · 23.6 mm rain
Updated
- Affordable
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
- Suburban
Suburb profile
Emu Heights is a hillside smaller community in Burnie, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Elevated streets and bushland backdrops bring a sense of fresh country air to daily life.
Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.
Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
Population
- Population
- 182
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,178
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 81
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 60.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Public transport
3 public transport stops in this suburb
- Emu Heights Terminus, Wattle Pl
- No.10 Wattle Ave
- No.5 Wattle Ave
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
6 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench
- Emu Heights TerminusBus stop
Wattle Place Lane, Emu Heights
- No.10 Wattle AvenueBus stop
10 Wattle Avenue, Emu Heights
- No.5 Wattle AvenueBus stop
5 Wattle Avenue, Emu Heights
- Post Box
- Waste Basket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Park or reserveNature reserve
- Wattle Avenue ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Wattle Avenue Reservegovernmentpark
- Emu Heights Terminus, Wattle Pltransport
- No.10 Wattle Avetransport
- No.5 Wattle Avetransport
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Emu Heights TerminusamenitiesWattle Place Lane, Emu Heightsbus_stop
- No.10 Wattle Avenueamenities10 Wattle Avenue, Emu Heightsbus_stop
- No.5 Wattle Avenueamenities5 Wattle Avenue, Emu Heightsbus_stop
- Post Boxamenitiespost_box
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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