Cannon Creek, Queensland (Scenic Rim Region)

Cannon Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cannon Creek had a population of 78 people.[1]

Not to be confused with Cannon Creek, Queensland (Southern Downs Region).

Cannon Creek
Queensland
Cannon Creek
Coordinates28.0777°S 152.7344°E / -28.0777; 152.7344 (Cannon Creek (centre of locality))
Population78 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.714/km2 (4.44/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4310
Area45.5 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Cannon Creek:
Milford Allandale Allandale
Bunburra Cannon Creek Kooralbyn
Coochin Maroon Knapp Creek

History

St John's Anglican Church was dedicated on 18 November 1911 by Venerable Henry Le Fanu, the Archdeacon of Toowoomba. It closed circa 1952.[3]

Cannon Vale State School opened on 19 March 1917. It closed on 1956.[4] The school was on Cannon Creek Road (approx 28.0708°S 152.7279°E / -28.0708; 152.7279 (Cannon Creek State School)).[5]

Cannon Creek was in Shire of Boonah until it was amalgamated into Scenic Rim Region in 2008.[2]

In the 2016 census, Cannon Creek had a population of 78 people.[1]

Demographics

Cannon Creek has a population of 78 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 39 households, in which 47.4% of the population are males and 52.6% of the population are females with a median age of 51, 13 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,562, $124 above the national average.[1]

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary schools are Boonah State School in Boonah to the north and Maroon State School in neighbouring Maroon to the south. The nearest secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannon Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Cannon Creek – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45123)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Dugandan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

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