Mount Burnett is a small country town and bounded locality located approximately from
Melbourne
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, in
Victoria
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,
Australia
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, located within the
Shire of Cardinia
The Shire of Cardinia is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the south-east of Melbourne between Western Port and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,283 square kilometres, and had a population of ...
local government area
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. Mount Burnett recorded a population of 180 at the
2021 census.
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The town has no post office or town centre. Most of the town is either farmland or rural housing. The town shares its postcode (3781) with neighbouring town ]Cockatoo
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.
History
Gembrook West Post Office opened on 1 January 1885, was renamed Mount Burnett in 1921 and closed in 1978.
See also
* Shire of Pakenham
The Shire of Pakenham was a local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
The Berwick Road District was incorporated on ...
– Mount Burnett was previously within this former local government area.
* Mount Burnett Observatory
References
Towns in Victoria (state)
Shire of Cardinia
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