Seventeen homes have been destroyed in Queensland as bushfires continue to blaze across the state.

Ten homes have been lost at Sarabah, inland from the Gold Coast, and seven in the Stanthorpe area, where fires forced hundreds of evacuations overnight.

At least one other home was lost Thursday, near Mareeba in north Queensland.

A bushfire rages near the rural town of Canungra in the Scenic Rim region. Credit:AAP

Queenslanders in the Southern Downs also remain in an emergency situation as large fires continue to rip through the regions.