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Burnie
Sign in to saveBurnie ( ; pirinilaplu/palawa kani: Pataway) is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north-west of the state capital of Hobart, north-west of Launceston, and west of Devonport. Founded in 1827 as Emu Bay, the township was renamed in the early 1840s after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, and proclaimed a city by Queen Elizabeth II on 26 April 1988. As of the , Burnie has a population of 19,918, with a municipality area of , administered by the City of Burnie.
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Key facts
- Australian place.type
- city
- Australian place.name
- Burnie
- Australian place.state
- tas
- Australian place.image
- View of Burnie from Upper Burnie lookout in Wilfred Campbell Memorial Reserve.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- Burnie CBD and port
- Australian place.relief
- 1
- Australian place.pop
- 20,417
- Australian place.pop_year
- 2025
- Australian place.established
- 1827
- Australian place.gazetted
- 1967
- Australian place.postcode
- 7320
- Australian place.elevation
- 19
- Australian place.timezone
Key dates
- Inception
- 1827
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Burnie
- Country
- Australia
- Located in
- City of Burnie
- Elevation
- +10
- Body of water
- Bass Strait
- Image
- Burnie-20120203-002.jpg
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history (1827–1875)
- Mineral boom and industrial development (1876–1939)
- Post-war boom and industrial expansion (1940–1980s)
- Challenges and reinvention (1980s–present)
- Demographics
- Climate
- Governance
- Economy
- Renewable energy and diversification
- Marinus Link
- E-fuels facility
- Wind farms
- Cultural and educational institutions
- Transport
- Coastal pathway
- Suburbs
- Sport
- Media
- Notable residents
- Arts
- Other
- Politicians
- Sportspeople
- References
- Sources
- External links
Burnie ( ; pirinilaplu/palawa kani: Pataway) is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north-west of the state capital of Hobart, north-west of Launceston, and west of Devonport. Founded in 1827 as Emu Bay, the township was renamed in the early 1840s after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, and proclaimed a city by Queen Elizabeth II on 26 April 1988. As of the , Burnie has a population of 19,918, with a municipality area of , administered by the City of Burnie.
Burnie’s economy has historically been driven by heavy manufacturing, mining, forestry, and farming. The city is located on the Emu Bay coastline, with its fortunes closely tied to its deep water port. The Port of Burnie handles over of freight annually, including nearly half of Tasmania’s containerised freight, and is the state’s primary gateway for mineral and forestry exports. The Burnie Chip Export Terminal, often referred to as the "Pyramids of Burnie", surpassed of annual woodchip exports in 2017.