Mount Burnett, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
37°58′59″S 145°30′00″E / 37.983°S 145.500°E / -37.983; 145.500- 72 km (45 mi) E of Melbourne
- 6 km (4 mi) S of Cockatoo
Mount Burnett is a small country town and bounded locality located approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi) from Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Mount Burnett recorded a population of 180 at the 2021 census.[1]
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.
History
Gembrook West Post Office opened on 1 January 1885, was renamed Mount Burnett in 1921 and closed in 1978.[2]
See also
- Shire of Pakenham – Mount Burnett was previously within this former local government area.
- Mount Burnett Observatory
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Burnett (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2021
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Localities in the Shire of Cardinia
- Avonsleigh
- Bayles
- Beaconsfield^
- Beaconsfield Upper
- Bunyip
- Cardinia
- Catani
- Clematis
- Cockatoo
- Cora Lynn
- Emerald^
- Garfield
- Garfield North
- Gembrook
- Guys Hill
- Iona
- Koo Wee Rup
- Lang Lang^
- Longwarry^
- Maryknoll
- Menzies Creek^
- Nar Nar Goon
- Nar Nar Goon North
- Nyora^
- Officer South
- Pakenham South
- Pakenham Upper
- Tonimbuk
- Tooradin^
- Tynong
- Tynong North
- Yannathan
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
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