Burnett Creek, Queensland

Burnett Creek Queensland
Burnett Creek
Coordinates	28°15′49″S 152°35′46″E / 28.2636°S 152.5961°E / -28.2636; 152.5961 (Burnett Creek (centre of locality))
Population	16 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.134/km2 (0.347/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4310
Area	119.4 km2 (46.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	37.5 km (23 mi) SSW of Boonah 68.5 km (43 mi) SW of Beaudesert 85.9 km (53 mi) SSW of Ipswich CBD 124 km (77 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Burnett Creek: Carneys Creek Croftby Maroon Carneys Creek Burnett Creek Mount Barney Koreelah (NSW) Woodenbong (NSW) Lindesday Creek (NSW)

Burnett Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] It borders New South Wales to the south.^[3] In the 2021 census, Burnett Creek had a population of 16 people.^[1]

The locality takes its name from the watercourse Burnett Creek which rises in the south of the locality (28°17′50″S 152°35′53″E / 28.29731°S 152.59797°E / -28.29731; 152.59797 (Burnett Creek (source))) and flows toward the north-east corner of the locality when it flows into Lake Maroon (28°12′04″S 152°38′00″E / 28.2011°S 152.6332°E / -28.2011; 152.6332 (Lake Maroon)), the reservoir created by the Maroon Dam, and beyond, eventually becoming a tributary of the Logan River in Rathdowney.^[3][4][5]

The terrain is mountainous with the following named peaks:

• Bald Knob (28°18′25″S 152°34′50″E / 28.3069°S 152.5806°E / -28.3069; 152.5806 (Bald Knob)) 778 metres (2,552 ft)^[6][7]
• Big Lonely Peak (28°16′31″S 152°37′41″E / 28.2753°S 152.6280°E / -28.2753; 152.6280 (Big Lonely Peak)) 1,143 metres (3,750 ft)^[6][8]
• Double Peak (28°15′30″S 152°37′15″E / 28.2584°S 152.6209°E / -28.2584; 152.6209 (Double Peak)) 1,250 metres (4,100 ft)^[6][9]
• Durramlee Peak (28°15′10″S 152°37′37″E / 28.2528°S 152.6270°E / -28.2528; 152.6270 (Durramlee Peak)) 1,189 metres (3,901 ft)^[6][10]
• Focal Peak (28°15′42″S 152°38′06″E / 28.2618°S 152.6349°E / -28.2618; 152.6349 (Focal Peak)) 1,051 metres (3,448 ft)^[6][11]
• Minnages Mount (28°15′54″S 152°35′57″E / 28.2650°S 152.5993°E / -28.2650; 152.5993 (Minnages Mount)) 1,013 metres (3,323 ft)^[6][12]
• Montserrat Lookout (28°15′38″S 152°38′54″E / 28.2605°S 152.6483°E / -28.2605; 152.6483 (Montserrat Lookout)) 1,013 metres (3,323 ft)^[6]
• Mount Ballow (28°16′10″S 152°36′51″E / 28.2695°S 152.6143°E / -28.2695; 152.6143 (Mount Ballow)) 1,313 metres (4,308 ft)^[6][13]
• Mount Clunie (28°18′24″S 152°31′34″E / 28.3066°S 152.5262°E / -28.3066; 152.5262 (Mount Clunie)) 1,155 metres (3,789 ft)^[6][14]
• Mount Philip (28°14′21″S 152°36′48″E / 28.2391°S 152.6132°E / -28.2391; 152.6132 (Mount Philip)) 718 metres (2,356 ft)^[6][15]
• Mowburra Peak (28°15′01″S 152°37′45″E / 28.2502°S 152.6291°E / -28.2502; 152.6291 (Mowburra Peak)) 1,157 metres (3,796 ft)^[6][16]
• Nothofagus Mountain (28°16′57″S 152°37′02″E / 28.2826°S 152.6172°E / -28.2826; 152.6172 (Nothofagus Mountain)) 1,285 metres (4,216 ft)^[6]
• Stags Head (28°18′10″S 152°32′21″E / 28.3029°S 152.5391°E / -28.3029; 152.5391 (Stags Head)) 910 metres (2,990 ft)^[6][17]

Much of the south of the locality is within the Mount Barney National Park which extends into neighbouring Mount Barney and Maroon.^[3]

Burnett Creek Provisional School opened on 13 May 1902. On 1 January 1909 it became Burnett Creek State School. It closed on 29 July 1921 due to low student numbers.^[18] The school was at 1418 Burnett Creek Road (28°14′36″S 152°35′08″E / 28.2434°S 152.5856°E / -28.2434; 152.5856 (Burnett Creek State School (former))).^[19][3]

In the 2016 census, Burnett Creek had a population of 11 people.^[20] The locality contained 12 households, in which 75.0% of the population were males and 25.0% of the population were females with a median age of 55, 17 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $687, $731 below the national average.^[20]

In the 2021 census, Burnett Creek had a population of 16 people.^[1]

There are no schools in Burnett Creek. The nearest government primary school is Maroon State School in neighbouring Maroon to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school in Boonah State High School in Boonah to the north.^[3]