Burnett Creek, Queensland
# Burnett Creek, Queensland

Burnett Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Burnett Creek had a population of 11 people. It borders New South Wales to the south.

## Geography

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.

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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)

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

## History

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. 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))).

In the 2016 census, Burnett Creek had a population of 11 people. 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.

## Education

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.

