Hillcrest is a residential locality in Tasmania, Australia about south-west of Burnie. As at the 2021 census it a population of 1,088.Hillcrest Australian Bureau of Statistics
The Sampson Street Reserve is 2.3ha of public open space.
There is a shopping complex which includes a cafe and takeaway.
Hillcrest includes part of the Terrylands estate, which was developed from around 1949 by the Agricultural Bank. The rest is located in Montello. Terrylands is sometimes used informally as a suburb, but is not officially gazetted.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.
History Hillcrest was gazetted as a locality in 1966.
Geography Shorewell Creek forms most of the western boundary.
Road infrastructure Route A2 (Bass Highway) passes to the north-east. From there, various streets provide access to the locality.Tasmanian Road Route Codes Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment May 2017
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.
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