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Mount Burnett, Victoria

Coordinates: 37°58′59″S 145°30′00″E / 37.983°S 145.500°E / -37.983; 145.500
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Mount Burnett
Victoria
Mount Burnett is located in Melbourne
Mount Burnett
Mount Burnett
Coordinates37°58′59″S 145°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]

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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Burnett (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2021