Cooee, Tasmania
| Burnie Tasmania | |
|---|---|
  Burnie | |
| Coordinates | 41°02′28″S 145°52′35″E / 41.04111°S 145.87639°ECoordinates: 41°02′28″S 145°52′35″E / 41.04111°S 145.87639°E |
| Population | 574 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 7320 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) |
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) |
| LGA(s) | City of Burnie |
| State electorate(s) | Braddon |
| Federal Division(s) | Braddon |
Cooee is a small town on the north-west coast of Tasmania immediately west of Burnie, to which it is in effect a dormitory suburb. At the 2006 census, Cooee had a population of 574.[1]
History
Cooee Creek Post Office opened on 1 April 1906 and was renamed Cooee in 1912.[2]
During the 1970s it proudly promoted its "Golden Mile" of new and used car lots and service stations. One of Burnie's two State Schools is situated on its western edge.
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cooee (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.