City of Burnie

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Burnie City Council
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City of Burnie
Coordinates: 41°12′56″S145°48′23″E / 41.2156°S 145.8065°E / -41.2156; 145.8065
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Region Burnie and surrounds
Established6 January 1908 [1]
Council seat Burnie
Government
 • MayorTeeny Brumby
 •  State electorate(s)
 •  Federal division(s)
Area
[2]
 • Total
611 km2 (236 sq mi)
Population
 • Total(s)19,348 (2018) [2]
 • Density31.666/km2 (82.01/sq mi)
Website Burnie City Council
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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, [2] which also encompasses Cooee, Hampshire, Natone and Ridgley.

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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. [1] [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.

Council

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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 2022 election are:

NamePosition [7] Party affiliation
Teeny BrumbyMayor/Councillor Independent
Giovanna SimpsonDeputy Mayor/Councillor Independent
Steve Kons Councillor  Labor
Trent AitkenCouncillor Independent
Justin GraveCouncillor Independent
Ken DorseyCouncillor Independent
Amina KeyganCouncillor Labor
Chris LynchCouncillor Labor [8]
David PeaseCouncillor Independent

2022 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Burnie.[ edit ]
2022 Tasmanian local elections: Burnie [9] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Teeny Brumby (elected)2,20118.55
Independent Labor Steve Kons (elected)1,57313.26
Independent Giovanna Simpson (elected)1,31811.11
Independent Trent Aitkin (elected)1,0618.94
Independent Labor Chris Lynch (elected)1,0008.43
Independent David Pease (elected)9177.73
Independent Labor Amina Keygan (elected)7496.31
Independent Ken Dorsey (elected)6995.89
Independent Alvwyn Boyd6085.12
Independent Justin Grave (elected)5654.76
Independent Craig Hensley3953.33
Independent Ryan Gilmour2862.41
Greens Ceilidh Newbury2552.15
Independent Jarrod Boys2402.02
Total formal votes11,86797.06
Informal votes3592.94
Turnout 12,22680.84
Party total votes
Independent 8,29069.87
Independent Labor 3,32227.99
Greens 2552.15

Suburbs

The following gazetted suburbs/localities are fully or partially within the City of Burnie: [12] [13]

SuburbCensus population 2016Notes
Acton 1,349
Brooklyn 553
Burnie596Central business district
Camdale 72
Chasm Creek 68
Cooee 527
Downlands 240
East Cam 170
East Ridgley 103
Emu Heights 180
Hampshire 51partial, 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 0partial, 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
Total18870
25Variance
Local government total18895Gazetted 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

References

  1. 1 2 "Agency Details: Emu Bay Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics . 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 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.tas.gov.au. Burnie City Council. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. ↑ Williams, Claudia. "Labor Braddon candidate Chris Lynch surprised by result". The Advocate . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Burnie City Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  10. ↑ "Question for Ms White". Tasmanian Government. Simon Behrakis, Liberal Member for Clark.
  11. ↑ "Amina Keygan to run for mayor in Burnie". The Advocate.
  12. ↑ Burnie City Council (20 October 2020). "Burnie Council Map" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "2016 QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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