Burnie

Burnie
pataway or burdurway
Tasmania
Burnie CBD and port
Burnie is located in Tasmania
Burnie
Burnie
Coordinates41°03′49″S 145°52′31″E / 41.06361°S 145.87528°E / -41.06361; 145.87528
Population19,918 (2021)[1]
Postcode(s)7320
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)City of Burnie
State electorate(s)Braddon
Federal division(s)Braddon
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
16.9 °C
62 °F
9.3 °C
49 °F
960.8 mm
37.8 in

Burnie (pirinilaplu/palawa kani: pataway or burdurway[2][3]) is a port city in Tasmania, Australia, located in Emu Bay on the north-west coast, 47 kilometres (29 mi) west from Devonport and 17 kilometres (11 mi) east from Wynyard. With an urban population of 19,550 in 2019,[4] Burnie is the fourth largest city in Tasmania, serving as a major port for north-western agricultural and mining industries.

  1. ^ "Burnie - 2021 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Burnie - pataway (pah-tah-why)". palawa-places.org.au. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ Plomley, NJB; Robinson, George Augustus (2008). Friendly Mission, the Tasmanian journals and papers of George Augustus Robinson. Hobart: Quintus. ISBN 9780977557226.
  4. ^ "Data by region | Australian Bureau of Statistics". dbr.abs.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

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