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Cannindah, Queensland

Coordinates: 24°52′29″S 151°12′49″E / 24.8747°S 151.2136°E / -24.8747; 151.2136 (Cannindah (centre of locality))
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Cannindah
Queensland
Cannindah is located in Queensland
Cannindah
Cannindah
Coordinates24°52′29″S 151°12′49″E / 24.8747°S 151.2136°E / -24.8747; 151.2136 (Cannindah (centre of locality))
Population35 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.498/km2 (1.289/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4630
Area70.3 km2 (27.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Cannindah:
Bukali Bancroft Bancroft
Monto Cannindah Ventnor
Three Moon Splinter Creek Ventnor

Cannindah is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cannindah had a population of 35 people.[1]

Prehistory

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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.[3]

History

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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][4]

Mount Cannindah State School opened on 1918 and closed on circa 1920.[5]

New Cannindah Provisional School opened in 1926 but closed circa 1933. It reopened circa 1949 but closed 1958.[5]

Cannindah State School opened on 9 November 1932 and closed in 1958.[5] It was at 1070 Cannindah Road (24°54′26″S 151°13′15″E / 24.90723°S 151.22093°E / -24.90723; 151.22093 (Cannindah State School (former))).[6][7]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Cannindah had a population of 32 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Cannindah had a population of 35 people.[1]

Education

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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.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cannindah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Cannindah – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45328)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Map of the Southern Portion of the Colony of Queensland showing the Surveyed Runs" (Map). Queensland Government. 1872. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannindah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

Further reading

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