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Overview

Nestled on Tasmania’s north‑coast, Penguin is a compact town of 4,132 residents (2021 Census) set between Burnie and Ulverstone on the Bass Highway. Its coastal lifestyle centres on a newly upgraded foreshore, the iconic Big Penguin sculpture, and easy access to the Dial Range hills – with Mount Montgomery State Reserve and the Dial Regional Sports Complex just a kilometre or two away – offering beaches, walking tracks and community‑run events such as the Pink Up Your Town fundraiser.

Residents enjoy a blend of historic and modern amenities. Education is served by Penguin District School and the North West Christian School, while the sports complex and nearby parks cater to active families. The town’s heritage‑listed CBD reflects its timber‑port origins, and recent $6.5 million foreshore works and past development proposals highlight a housing mix of preserved historic homes and newer builds, all linked by the well‑traversed Bass Highway and a rail line that arrived in 1901.