Tasmania location profile
Cooee TAS 7320
Cooee is a small coastal suburb immediately west of Burnie on Tasmania’s North West Coast, known for easy beach access and coastal views. It offers a relaxed, convenient lifestyle with quick access to Burnie’s shops, services, and employment, while retaining a quieter, residential feel.
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Why families consider Cooee
Mixed-age community with families, established residents, and renters, shaped by Burnie’s industrial and port heritage. Lifestyle is laid-back and coastal, with walk-to-beach convenience and strong connectivity to jobs, health services, and education in nearby Burnie.
Amenities & services
- Local shops and cafes along Bass Highway
- Cooee Clinic (GP) and nearby pharmacies
- North West Regional Hospital (nearby, Park Grove)
- Upper Burnie Shopping Centre and Burnie CBD retail/dining
- Supermarkets and specialty stores in Burnie
- Burnie Library, 30 Alexander St, Burnie
Transport & connectivity
- No passenger rail services
- Metro Tasmania buses along Bass Highway linking Cooee with Burnie CBD, Somerset and Wynyard
- A2 Bass Highway for regional connections
- Burnie Airport (Wynyard) ~17km west
Lifestyle & recreation
- Cooee Beach for walking, swimming and fishing
- Coastal Pathway for cycling and jogging
- Nearby West Park Oval and Burnie Arts Centre
- Local sports clubs and ovals in greater Burnie
- Cooee Beach and Foreshore
- Cooee Point Reserve
- Burnie Park (nearby)
- Round Hill Lookout Reserve (nearby)
Education context
Multiple long day care, family day care and OSHC options in Burnie and Somerset within a 5–10 minute drive; vacancies vary by age and term.
- University of Tasmania – Cradle Coast Campus, West Park, Burnie
- UTAS Rural Clinical School, North West Regional Hospital precinct, Burnie