Cannon Creek, Queensland (Southern Downs Region)

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]

Not to be confused with Cannon Creek, Queensland (Scenic Rim Region).

Cannon Creek
Queensland
Cannon Creek
Coordinates28.6080°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

History

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 (28.5847°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
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannon Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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