Hillcrest, Tasmania

Hillcrest
Burnie, Tasmania
Hillcrest; Burnie, Tasmania
	Hillcrest
Coordinates	41°03′47″S 145°53′42″E / 41.063°S 145.895°ECoordinates: 41°03′47″S 145°53′42″E / 41.063°S 145.895°E
Population	1,042 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7320
Location	2 km (1 mi) SW of Burnie
LGA(s)	City of Burnie
Region	North-west and west
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal division(s)	Braddon
	Suburbs around Hillcrest:

Hillcrest is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census provides a population of 1042 for the state suburb of Hillcrest.^[1] It is a suburb of Burnie in north-west Tasmania.

The Sampson Street Reserve is 2.3ha of public open space.

There is a shopping complex which includes a cafe & takeaway.

Hillcrest includes part of the Terrylands estate, which was developed from around 1949 by the Agricultural Bank.^[2]^[3] The rest is located in Montello. Terrylands is sometimes used informally as a suburb, but is not officially gazetted.^[4]

History[]

Hillcrest was gazetted as a locality in 1966.^[5]

Geography[]

Shorewell Creek forms most of the western boundary.^[6]

Road infrastructure[]

Route A2 (Bass Highway) passes to the north-east. From there, various streets provide access to the locality.^[5]^[7]

Sport[]

The Burnie Aquatic Centre, with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, is located in Hillcrest. The Burnie Judo Club trains at the facilities owned by the Burnie PCYC.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Hillcrest (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "To Start Big Drainage Job on View Road To Day". The Advocate (Australia). 22 March 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 7 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Burnie". The Advocate (Australia). 20 January 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 7 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Compare Terrylands subdivision maps that can be found at https://libraries.tas.gov.au/ with official suburbs at https://maps.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/app/list/map.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Hillcrest". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 2 April 2021. Select “Search”, enter 6270G, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ Google (2 April 2021). "Hillcrest, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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[Census2016Y-1] "2016 Census Quick Stats Hillcrest (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[2] "To Start Big Drainage Job on View Road To Day". The Advocate (Australia). 22 March 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 7 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Burnie". The Advocate (Australia). 20 January 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 7 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] Compare Terrylands subdivision maps that can be found at https://libraries.tas.gov.au/ with official suburbs at https://maps.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/app/list/map.

[Placename-5] "Placenames Tasmania – Hillcrest". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 2 April 2021. Select “Search”, enter 6270G, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[6] Google (2 April 2021). "Hillcrest, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[7] "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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