Cannindah, Queensland

Cannindah is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Cannindah had a population of 32 people.[1]

Cannindah
Queensland
Cannindah
Coordinates24.8747°S 151.2136°E / -24.8747; 151.2136 (Cannindah (centre of locality))
Population32 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.455/km2 (1.179/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4630
Area70.3 km2 (27.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
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

History

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]

Mount Cannindah State School opened on 1918 and closed on circa 1920.[3]

Cannindah State Schoolopened on 9 November 1932 and closed in 1958.[3]

New Cannindah Provisional School opened in 1926 but closed circa 1933. It reopened circa 1949 but closed 1958.[3]

In the 2016 census Cannindah had a population of 32 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannindah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Cannindah – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45328)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 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


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