Cannindah, Queensland
| Cannindah Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cannindah | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°52′29″S 151°12′49″E / 24.8747°S 151.2136°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 35 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4630 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 70.3 km2 (27.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Cannindah is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cannindah had a population of 35 people.[3]
Prehistory[edit]
In the Mississippian era (358-323 mya) also known as the Early Carboniferous period, the area was part of a shallow sea where coral formed a coral reef that became carbonate rock (limestone) underlying the area. Cannindah Reef was the largest-known reef from this period.[4]
History[edit]
The locality's name is taken from the name of a pastoral run held in 1853 by Hugh Mackay which is shown on an 1872 map of Southern Queensland and again on an 1878 map of the district.[2][5]
Mount Cannindah State School opened on 1918 and closed on circa 1920.[6]
New Cannindah Provisional School opened in 1926 but closed circa 1933. It reopened circa 1949 but closed 1958.[6]
Cannindah State School opened on 9 November 1932 and closed in 1958.[6] It was at 1070 Cannindah Road (24°54′26″S 151°13′15″E / 24.90723°S 151.22093°E).[7][8]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Cannindah had a population of 32 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Cannindah had a population of 35 people.[3]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Cannindah. The nearest government primary schools are Monto State School in neighbouring Monto to the west and Mulgildie State School in Mulgildie to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School, also in Monto.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cannindah (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Cannindah – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45328)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cannindah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Whiteside, Grace (26 December 2023). "How a long-buried, 300-million-year-old coral oasis could hold secrets to fighting climate change". ABC News. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Map of the Southern Portion of the Colony of Queensland showing the Surveyed Runs" (Map). Queensland Government. 1872. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannindah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
Further reading[edit]
- Pat Bowles, ed. (1979), Bancroft and associated schools 1929-1979 : Bukali, Kolanga, Railway construction camp, Bancroft, Cannindah, Clonmel, Ventnor., Bancroft and District Jubilee Committee