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Upper Burnie TAS 7320

1,245 addresses · 39 streets

Braddon Electorate › Burnie LGA › Upper Burnie · 233 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Upper Burnie is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 1,891 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $912 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,891Population
42Median age
$912Median household income / wk
$230Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Acton - Upper Burnie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Upper Burnie itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Burnie City Interchange, 2.3 km north · Airport: Burnie Wynyard Airport, 16.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 10.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Upper Burnie

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Upper Burnie TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.8% · Labour-force participation 49.3%

Population by age in Upper Burnie
Population by age, Upper Burnie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4101
5-14225
15-19106
20-24110
25-34228
35-44227
45-54183
55-64256
65-74231
75-84173
85+58
Dwelling types in Upper Burnie
Dwelling types, Upper Burnie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House710
Townhouse168
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Upper Burnie
Households by weekly income, Upper Burnie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650262
$650-1,499310
$1,500-2,999177
$3,000+39
Top ancestries in Upper Burnie
Top ancestries, Upper Burnie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Australian833
English810
Irish173
Scottish150
Aboriginal148
Ancestry NS140
Housing tenure in Upper Burnie
Housing tenure, Upper Burnie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned284
Mortgage216
Rented343
Other7
Cars per household in Upper Burnie
Cars per household, Upper Burnie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0124
1403
2228
369
4+27
Commute to work in Upper Burnie
Commute to work, Upper Burnie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car558
Train0
Bus17
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle0
Home26
Top countries of birth in Upper Burnie
Top countries of birth, Upper Burnie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England42
New Zealand28
India15
Nepal15
Netherlands12
Hong Kong10
Languages used at home in Upper Burnie
Languages used at home, Upper Burnie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali12
Cantonese8
Spanish8
Mandarin7
Tagalog6
Hindi5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

29,612 bird observations recorded near Upper Burnie — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Upper Burnie

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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