Burnie
Tasmania · West and North West · 19,903 people · 33 suburbs · 2 postcodes
Burnie at a glance
Map shows the Burnie LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.
Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).
Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.
Burnie is a Local Government Area in Tasmania, in the Hobart region. It covers 33 suburbs across 2 postcodes and an area of 610 km². Burnie has a population of 19,903 , ranking #10 most populous in TAS. The most populous suburb is Park Grove (2,613 residents), and the highest median household income is in Round Hill at $2,041/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,280/week and median age is 40.3. About 10.0% of residents were born overseas and 4.7% speak a language other than English at home.
Who lives here
Age structure
Show counts
| 0–14 years | 3,613 (18.1%) |
| 15–24 years | 2,441 (12.2%) |
| 25–44 years | 4,918 (24.6%) |
| 45–64 years | 5,243 (26.2%) |
| 65+ years | 3,775 (18.9%) |
How they live
Housing tenure
Dwelling type mix
Work and learning
Schools in Burnie
13 schools across Burnie: 84.6% Government, 15.4% Catholic, 0% Independent. The TAS average is 72.4% / 14.6% / 13.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 938 (range 866 to 1024). TAS median is 965; national mean is 1000.
Sector mix
Type breakdown
ICSEA range
ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.
All 13 schools in Burnie, sorted by enrolment:
| School | Sector | Type | Suburb | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist Regional College | Catholic | Secondary | Burnie | 889 | 1006 |
| Hellyer College | Government | Secondary | Shorewell Park | 656 | 938 |
| Burnie High School | Government | Secondary | Cooee | 502 | 951 |
| Parklands High School | Government | Secondary | Romaine | 408 | 885 |
| Stella Maris Catholic School | Catholic | Primary | Burnie | 382 | 1024 |
| Romaine Park Primary School | Government | Primary | Romaine | 331 | 873 |
| Burnie Primary School | Government | Primary | Park Grove | 330 | 984 |
| Montello Primary School | Government | Primary | Montello | 270 | 885 |
| Cooee Primary School | Government | Primary | Cooee | 174 | 984 |
| North West Support School | Government | Special | Acton | 132 | 938 |
| Havenview Primary School | Government | Primary | Havenview | 110 | 866 |
| Ridgley Primary School | Government | Primary | Ridgley | 110 | 911 |
| Natone Primary School | Government | Primary | Natone | 27 | 922 |
Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.
SEIFA socio-economic indexes
SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Burnie. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.
IRSAD
Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage
IRSD
Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)
IER
Economic resources: income, wealth, housing
IEO
Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels
Suburbs in Burnie
Burnie contains 33 suburbs and 2 postcodes. Sorted by population.
| Suburb | Postcode | Population | Median income | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Grove | 7320 | 2,613 | $1,766/wk | 39 |
| Shorewell Park | 7320 | 2,150 | $856/wk | 40 |
| Upper Burnie | 7320 | 1,891 | $912/wk | 42 |
| Romaine | 7320 | 1,850 | $1,449/wk | 40 |
| Acton | 7320 | 1,377 | $1,100/wk | 35 |
| Montello | 7320 | 1,241 | $1,014/wk | 40 |
| Hillcrest | 7320 | 1,088 | $1,142/wk | 36 |
| Parklands | 7320 | 865 | $1,433/wk | 41 |
| Havenview | 7320 | 735 | $1,337/wk | 39 |
| Burnie | 7320 | 693 | $1,064/wk | 42 |
| Ridgley | 7321 | 645 | $1,558/wk | 41 |
| Cooee | 7320 | 597 | $1,375/wk | 44 |
| Brooklyn | 7320 | 534 | $1,018/wk | 38 |
| Stowport | 7321 | 446 | $1,509/wk | 40 |
| Mooreville | 7321 | 378 | $1,861/wk | 41 |
| South Burnie | 7320 | 348 | $1,125/wk | 41 |
| Ocean Vista | 7320 | 322 | $1,238/wk | 49 |
| Natone | 7321 | 288 | $1,463/wk | 44 |
| Downlands | 7320 | 237 | $1,458/wk | 36 |
| Wivenhoe | 7320 | 235 | $1,023/wk | 40 |
| Emu Heights | 7320 | 182 | $1,178/wk | 40 |
| East Cam | 7321 | 158 | $1,562/wk | 47 |
| West Ridgley | 7321 | 124 | $1,339/wk | 48 |
| West Mooreville | 7321 | 121 | $1,843/wk | 50 |
| Highclere | 7321 | 119 | $1,474/wk | 43 |
| Upper Natone | 7321 | 111 | $1,518/wk | 49 |
| Round Hill | 7320 | 100 | $2,041/wk | 52 |
| Upper Stowport | 7321 | 99 | $1,812/wk | 34 |
| East Ridgley | 7321 | 89 | $1,541/wk | 49 |
| Tewkesbury | 7321 | 81 | $1,274/wk | 54 |
| Camdale | 7320 | 79 | $1,458/wk | 36 |
| Hampshire | 7321 | 54 | $1,124/wk | 49 |
| Chasm Creek | 7321 | 53 | $1,781/wk | 47 |
Postcodes covered
Compare Burnie with neighbouring LGAs
Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Burnie and its closest neighbouring LGAs.
| LGA | Population | Median age | Median HH income | SEIFA IRSAD | % renting | % overseas-born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnie (TAS) | 19,903 | 40.3 | $1,280/wk | 895 | 32.7% | 10.0% |
| Central Coast (Tas.) | 22,894 | 47.5 | $1,250/wk | 923 | 21.6% | 9.5% |
| Waratah-Wynyard | 14,291 | 47.9 | $1,154/wk | 900 | 24.7% | 9.8% |
Services and amenities
Frequently asked questions about Burnie
What is the population of Burnie?
The 2021 Census recorded 19,903 people living in Burnie, across 33 suburbs.
What suburbs are in Burnie?
Burnie contains 33 suburbs. The most populous are Park Grove, Shorewell Park, Upper Burnie, Romaine, Acton.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.
What postcodes are in Burnie?
Burnie covers 2 postcodes: 7320, 7321.
What is the median household income in Burnie?
The population-weighted median household income across Burnie is $1,280 per week (2021 Census), ranking #14 of 29 TAS LGAs.
How many schools are in Burnie?
Burnie has 13 schools, including 11 government, 2 Catholic, and 0 independent schools (ACARA 2025).
What is the SEIFA score for Burnie?
Burnie has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 895, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.
Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.