The South Burnett Regional Council area is located in the Wide Bay Burnett Region of south-east Queensland. The South Burnett Regional Council area encompasses a total land area of about 8,400 square kilometres. The South Burnett Regional Council area is predominantly rural, with a township at Kingaroy, smaller townships at Murgon, Nanango and Wondai, and villages at Benarkin, Blackbutt, Durong, Hivesville, Kumbia, Maidenwell, Memerambi, Proston, Tingoora and Wooroolin. Rural land is used largely for agriculture, particularly cattle grazing, and crop and cereal growing. Timber production, viticulture, coal mining and electricity generation are also important industries.

NOTE: The land use shown in the map is derived from ABS Mesh Block categories. Mesh Blocks broadly identify land use and are not designed to provide definitive land use. It is purely an indicator of the main planned land use for a Mesh Blocks. For more information please refer to ABS Mesh Block categories.