City of Burnie

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,^[1] which also encompasses Cooee, Hampshire, Natone and Ridgley.

Burnie City Council Tasmania
Map showing the Burnie local government area.
Coordinates	41.2156°S 145.8065°E / -41.2156; 145.8065
Population	19,348 (2018)[1]
• Density	31.666/km2 (82.01/sq mi)
Established	6 January 1908[2]
Area	611 km2 (235.9 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Teeny Brumby
Council seat	Burnie
Region	Burnie and surrounds
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal division(s)	Braddon
Website	Burnie City Council
LGAs around Burnie City Council: Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait Waratah-Wynyard Burnie City Council Central Coast Waratah-Wynyard Waratah-Wynyard Central Coast

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.^[2][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

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:

Name	Position[7]	Party affiliation
Teeny Brumby	Mayor/Councillor		Independent
Giovanna Simpson	Deputy Mayor/Councillor		Independent
Steve Kons	Councillor		Labor
Trent Aitken	Councillor		Independent
Justin Grave	Councillor		Independent
Ken Dorsey	Councillor		Independent
Amina Keygan	Councillor		Labor
Chris Lynch	Councillor		Labor[8]
David Pease	Councillor		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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Teeny Brumby (elected)	2,201	18.55
	Independent Labor	Steve Kons (elected)	1,573	13.26
	Independent	Giovanna Simpson (elected)	1,318	11.11
	Independent	Trent Aitkin (elected)	1,061	8.94
	Independent Labor	Chris Lynch (elected)	1,000	8.43
	Independent	David Pease (elected)	917	7.73
	Independent Labor	Amina Keygan (elected)	749	6.31
	Independent	Ken Dorsey (elected)	699	5.89
	Independent	Alvwyn Boyd	608	5.12
	Independent	Justin Grave (elected)	565	4.76
	Independent	Craig Hensley	395	3.33
	Independent	Ryan Gilmour	286	2.41
	Greens	Ceilidh Newbury	255	2.15
	Independent	Jarrod Boys	240	2.02
Total formal votes			11,867	97.06
Informal votes			359	2.94
Turnout			12,226	80.84
Party total votes
	Independent		8,290	69.87
	Independent Labor		3,322	27.99
	Greens		255	2.15

Suburbs

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

Suburb	Census population 2016	Notes
Acton	1,349
Brooklyn	553
Burnie	596	Central business district
Camdale	72
Chasm Creek	68
Cooee	527
Downlands	240
East Cam	170
East Ridgley	103
Emu Heights	180
Hampshire	51	partial, 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	0	partial, 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
Total	18870
	25	Variance
Local government total	18895	Gazetted 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

• List of local government areas of Tasmania