Burnett Creek, Queensland

The locality takes its name from the watercourse Burnett Creek which rises in the south of the locality (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 (28.2011°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 (28.3069°S 152.5806°E / -28.3069; 152.5806 (Bald Knob)) 778 metres (2,552 ft)[6][7]
• Big Lonely Peak (28.2753°S 152.6280°E / -28.2753; 152.6280 (Big Lonely Peak)) 1,143 metres (3,750 ft)[6][8]
• Double Peak (28.2584°S 152.6209°E / -28.2584; 152.6209 (Double Peak)) 1,250 metres (4,100 ft)[6][9]
• Durramlee Peak (28.2528°S 152.6270°E / -28.2528; 152.6270 (Durramlee Peak)) 1,189 metres (3,901 ft)[6][10]
• Focal Peak (28.2618°S 152.6349°E / -28.2618; 152.6349 (Focal Peak)) 1,051 metres (3,448 ft)[6][11]
• Minnages Mount (28.2650°S 152.5993°E / -28.2650; 152.5993 (Minnages Mount)) 1,013 metres (3,323 ft)[6][12]
• Montserrat Lookout (28.2605°S 152.6483°E / -28.2605; 152.6483 (Montserrat Lookout)) 1,013 metres (3,323 ft)[6]
• Mount Ballow (28.2695°S 152.6143°E / -28.2695; 152.6143 (Mount Ballow)) 1,313 metres (4,308 ft)[6][13]
• Mount Clunie (28.3066°S 152.5262°E / -28.3066; 152.5262 (Mount Clunie)) 1,155 metres (3,789 ft)[6][14]
• Mount Philip (28.2391°S 152.6132°E / -28.2391; 152.6132 (Mount Philip)) 718 metres (2,356 ft)[6][15]
• Mowburra Peak (28.2502°S 152.6291°E / -28.2502; 152.6291 (Mowburra Peak)) 1,157 metres (3,796 ft)[6][16]
• Nothofagus Mountain (28.2826°S 152.6172°E / -28.2826; 152.6172 (Nothofagus Mountain)) 1,285 metres (4,216 ft)[6]
• Stags Head (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 (28.2434°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.[1] 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.[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]