Burnett Creek is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s an ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Burnett Creek had a population of 11 people. It borders

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

to the south.

Geography

The locality takes its name from the watercourse Burnett Creek which rises in the south of the locality () and flows toward the north-east corner of the locality when it flows into Lake Maroon (), the reservoir created by the

Maroon Dam The Maroon Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Burnett Creek that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation of the Scenic Rim Regi ...

, and beyond, eventually becoming a tributary of the

Logan River The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in Sout ...

in Rathdowney. The terrain is mountainous with the following named peaks: * Bald Knob () * Big Lonely Peak () * Double Peak () * Durramlee Peak () * Focal Peak () * Minnages Mount () * Montserrat Lookout () * Mount Ballow () * Mount Clunie () * Mount Philip () * Mowburra Peak () * Nothofagus Mountain () * Stags Head () Much of the south of the locality is within the

Mount Barney National Park Mount Barney National Park is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 90 km southwest of Brisbane. It amalgamated the adjacent Mount Lindesay National Park in 1980. It is part of the Scenic Rim Important Bird Area, identified as such ...

which extends into neighbouring Mount Barney and

Maroon Maroon ( US/ UK , Australia ) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word ''marron'', or chestnut. "Marron" is also one of the French translations for "brown". According to multiple dictionaries, there are var ...

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 (). In the , 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

to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school in Boonah State High School in Boonah to the north.

References

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland