TAS · Burnie Council
Upper Burnie, TAS, 7320
Current weather
12.9°CMainly clear
87% humidity · 19.5 km/h wind · 12.9° / 10.6° today · 7.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#20 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Upper Burnie is a small locality in the Burnie area, home to around 1,891 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $400, 14 public transport stops within the suburb, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,891
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $912
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 69 of 941
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,057
- Employment rate
- 45.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 79 / 168 / 0
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.
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $400
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 17
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Public transport
14 public transport stops in this suburb
- 2 Three Mile Line Rd
- No.279 Mount St
- Stop 27, Opp. No.334 Mount St
- Stop 28, No.1/25 Thorne St
- Three Mile Line Rd near Greenacre St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
38 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
195 Mount Street, Upper Burnie
- CashcardATM
- The Bread BasketBakery
- Bench (2)
- Mount St / Euroka Ct InBus stop
- Mount St / Euroka Ct OutBus stop
- Mount St Stop 26 InBus stop
- Mount St Stop 27 InBus stop
- Mount St Stop 31 InBus stop
Mount Street, Upper Burnie
- Mount St Stop 31 OutBus stop
197 Mount Street, Upper Burnie
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
- Greenacre Street ParkPark
- Wilfred Campbell Memorial ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Burnie Chemmart Pharmacypharmacy
- Upper Burnie Doctors SurgeryMount Streetdoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Coastal Family Daycarechildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 80.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #20 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Coastal Family Daycarechildcarechildcare
- Burnie Chemmart Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Upper Burnie Doctors SurgeryhealthMount Streetdoctor
- Greenacre Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Wilfred Campbell Memorial Reservegovernmentpark
- 2 Three Mile Line Rdtransport
- No.279 Mount Sttransport
- Stop 27, Opp. No.334 Mount Sttransport
- Stop 28, No.1/25 Thorne Sttransport
- Three Mile Line Rd near Greenacre Sttransport
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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