Burnett Creek, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 28°15′49″S 152°35′46″E / 28.2636°S 152.5961°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 119.4 km2 (46.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 16 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.134/km2 (0.347/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4310 | ||||||||||||
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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) 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), 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) 778 metres (2,552 ft)[6][7]
- Big Lonely Peak (28°16′31″S 152°37′41″E / 28.2753°S 152.6280°E) 1,143 metres (3,750 ft)[6][8]
- Double Peak (28°15′30″S 152°37′15″E / 28.2584°S 152.6209°E) 1,250 metres (4,100 ft)[6][9]
- Durramlee Peak (28°15′10″S 152°37′37″E / 28.2528°S 152.6270°E) 1,189 metres (3,901 ft)[6][10]
- Focal Peak (28°15′42″S 152°38′06″E / 28.2618°S 152.6349°E) 1,051 metres (3,448 ft)[6][11]
- Minnages Mount (28°15′54″S 152°35′57″E / 28.2650°S 152.5993°E) 1,013 metres (3,323 ft)[6][12]
- Montserrat Lookout (28°15′38″S 152°38′54″E / 28.2605°S 152.6483°E) 1,013 metres (3,323 ft)[6]
- Mount Ballow (28°16′10″S 152°36′51″E / 28.2695°S 152.6143°E) 1,313 metres (4,308 ft)[6][13]
- Mount Clunie (28°18′24″S 152°31′34″E / 28.3066°S 152.5262°E) 1,155 metres (3,789 ft)[6][14]
- Mount Philip (28°14′21″S 152°36′48″E / 28.2391°S 152.6132°E) 718 metres (2,356 ft)[6][15]
- Mowburra Peak (28°15′01″S 152°37′45″E / 28.2502°S 152.6291°E) 1,157 metres (3,796 ft)[6][16]
- Nothofagus Mountain (28°16′57″S 152°37′02″E / 28.2826°S 152.6172°E) 1,285 metres (4,216 ft)[6]
- Stags Head (28°18′10″S 152°32′21″E / 28.3029°S 152.5391°E) 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]
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.[18] The school was at 1418 Burnett Creek Road (28°14′36″S 152°35′08″E / 28.2434°S 152.5856°E).[19][3]
