4square thin walled steel tube/bamboo plywood composite hollow columns with binding bars(SBCCB) were used to perform the axial compression creep test and the second time axial compression test after the creep test. The characteristics of compressive creep, the failure mode and the ultimate bearing capacity of SBCCB in the second time axial compression test were investigated. The results indicate that axial compressive creep strain decreases as the slenderness ratio increases, and increases as the axial compressive stress increases at the same moment of the creep test. The axial compressive creep strain time curves under different slenderness ratio and stress level generally have a similar tendency, which includes the temporary creep and stationary creep stage, and the change of temperature and humidity has some local influence on the creep. The long term loading generates large influence on the axial compressive load bearing capacity and the deformation of the axial and lateral direction of the SBCCB. The Burgers model, based on the rheology theory, can preferably predict the creep strain development of SBCCB.