Cannon Creek, Queensland (Southern Downs Region)

Coordinates: 28°36′29″S 151°52′37″E / 28.6080°S 151.8769°E / -28.6080; 151.8769 (Cannon Creek (centre of locality))
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Cannon Creek
Queensland
Cannon Creek is located in Queensland
Cannon Creek
Cannon Creek
Coordinates28°36′29″S 151°52′37″E / 28.6080°S 151.8769°E / -28.6080; 151.8769 (Cannon Creek (centre of locality))
Population39 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.58/km2 (9.27/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4380
Area10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Cannon Creek:
Bapaume Pozieres The Summit
Amiens Cannon Creek Applethorpe
Broadwater Applethorpe Applethorpe

Cannon Creek is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cannon Creek had a population of 39 people.[1]

History[edit]

Cannon Creek Provisional School opened on 6 January 1911. On 1 October 1913 it became Cannon Creek State School. It closed on 1945.[3] It was located at 611 Cannon Creek Road (28°35′05″S 151°51′48″E / 28.5847°S 151.8634°E / -28.5847; 151.8634 (Cannon Creek State School (site))), now within the locality of Bapaume.[4][5]

In the 2016 census, Cannon Creek had a population of 39 people.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannon Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Cannon Creek – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45913)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "County of Bentinck" (Map). Queensland Government. 1912. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 October 2020.