Population 559 (2011 census) Time zone AEST (UTC+10) Postal code 7320 | Postcode(s) 7320 LGA(s) City of Burnie Local time Monday 7:07 AM | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
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 2011 census, Cooee had a population of 559.
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Map of Cooee TAS 7320, Australia
The Burnie GP Super Clinic is located in Cooee as well as a pharmacy and North West Pathology.
History
Cooee Creek Post Office opened on 1 April 1906 and was renamed Cooee in 1912.
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.
Education
Sport
The Cooee Bulldogs and Burnie Tigers joined the North Western Football Association in the 1940s. They merged in the 1980s and become the Burnie Hawks. They merged again in 1995 to become the Burnie Dockers In 2007 the merged club Burnie-Cooee was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.