Mount Burnett, Victoria

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Mount Burnett
Victoria
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Mount Burnett
Coordinates 37°58′59″S145°30′00″E / 37.983°S 145.500°E / -37.983; 145.500 Coordinates: 37°58′59″S145°30′00″E / 37.983°S 145.500°E / -37.983; 145.500
Population180 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3781
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Cardinia
State electorate(s) Monbulk
Federal division(s) La Trobe

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]

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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.

History

Gembrook West Post Office opened on 1 January 1885, was renamed Mount Burnett in 1921 and closed in 1978. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Burnett (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 11 April 2021