Burnett Creek, Queensland

Burnett Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It borders New South Wales to the south. In the, Burnett Creek had a population of 16 people.

Geography
The locality takes its name from the watercourse Burnett Creek which rises in the south of the locality (-28.29731°N, 152.59797°W) and flows toward the north-east corner of the locality when it flows into Lake Maroon (-28.2011°N, 152.6332°W), 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: Much of the south of the locality is within the Mount Barney National Park which extends into neighbouring Mount Barney and Maroon.
 * Bald Knob (-28.3069°N, 152.5806°W) 778 m
 * Big Lonely Peak (-28.2753°N, 152.628°W) 1143 m
 * Double Peak (-28.2584°N, 152.6209°W) 1250 m
 * Durramlee Peak (-28.2528°N, 152.627°W) 1189 m
 * Focal Peak (-28.2618°N, 152.6349°W) 1051 m
 * Minnages Mount (-28.265°N, 152.5993°W) 1013 m
 * Montserrat Lookout (-28.2605°N, 152.6483°W) 1013 m
 * Mount Ballow (-28.2695°N, 152.6143°W) 1313 m
 * Mount Clunie (-28.3066°N, 152.5262°W) 1155 m
 * Mount Philip (-28.2391°N, 152.6132°W) 718 m
 * Mowburra Peak (-28.2502°N, 152.6291°W) 1157 m
 * Nothofagus Mountain (-28.2826°N, 152.6172°W) 1285 m
 * Stags Head (-28.3029°N, 152.5391°W) 910 m

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 (-28.2434°N, 152.5856°W).

Demographics
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.

In the, Burnett Creek had a population of 16 people.

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.