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The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. The highway runs generally north - south, from its junction with the Bruce Highway
Bruce Highway

The Bruce Highway is the major coastal highway of Queensland, Australia. Running from the state capital, Brisbane, to Cairns, Queensland in Far North Queensland, the route is a part of the Australian National Highway ....
, just south of Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
, to Nanango
Nanango, Queensland

Nanango is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is the fourth oldest town in Queensland. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Nanango had a population of 3,083....
. Length is approximately 550 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River
Burnett River

The Burnett River is a river in central Queensland, Australia that empties into the Pacific Ocean near the city of Bundaberg, Queensland. The Burnett River region is largely given over to growing sugar cane....
, which it crosses a number of times.








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The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. The highway runs generally north - south, from its junction with the Bruce Highway
Bruce Highway

The Bruce Highway is the major coastal highway of Queensland, Australia. Running from the state capital, Brisbane, to Cairns, Queensland in Far North Queensland, the route is a part of the Australian National Highway ....
, just south of Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
, to Nanango
Nanango, Queensland

Nanango is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is the fourth oldest town in Queensland. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Nanango had a population of 3,083....
. Length is approximately 550 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River
Burnett River

The Burnett River is a river in central Queensland, Australia that empties into the Pacific Ocean near the city of Bundaberg, Queensland. The Burnett River region is largely given over to growing sugar cane....
, which it crosses a number of times.

List of towns on the Burnett Highway


From north to south
  • Bouldercombe
  • Mount Morgan
    Mount Morgan, Queensland

    Mount Morgan is a town located in central Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Dee River, 38 kilometres south of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland, and is 680 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane....
  • Dululu
    Dululu, Queensland

    Dululu is a small town in Central Queensland, Australia, in northern Banana Shire. The town sits at the junction of the Burnett Highway and Leichhardt Highway highways, 70 km south-west of Rockhampton, Queensland and 610 km north-west of Brisbane....
  • Jambin
    Jambin, Queensland

    Jambin is a town in the Banana Shire, Central Queensland, Australia....
  • Biloela
    Biloela, Queensland

    Biloela is a rural town in Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated 120 kilometres inland from the port city of Gladstone, Queensland at the junction of the Burnett Highway and Dawson Highway highways....
  • Monto
    Monto, Queensland

    Monto is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Burnett Highway 500km north-west of Brisbane and 235km south of Rockhampton, Queensland....
  • Eidsvold
    Eidsvold, Queensland

    Eidsvold is a small town in the North Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Burnett Highway approximately 430 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane....
  • Gayndah
    Gayndah, Queensland

    Gayndah is a town located on the Burnett River in Queensland, Australia. It is 366 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane, and 145 kilometres west of the regional city of Maryborough, Queensland....
  • Goomeri
    Goomeri, Queensland

    Goomeri is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the intersection of the Burnett Highway, Bunya Highway and Wide Bay Highways, 235 kilometres from the state capital, Brisbane....
  • Nanango
    Nanango, Queensland

    Nanango is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is the fourth oldest town in Queensland. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Nanango had a population of 3,083....

See also


  • Highways in Australia
    Highways in Australia

    This is a list of highways in Australia, listed alphabetically along with its route number and location. Note that some highways service more than one state or territory....
  • List of highways in Queensland
    List of highways in Queensland

    Queensland, being the second largest state in Australia is also the most decentralised. Hence the highways and roads covers most parts of the state unlike the sparsely populated Western Australia....