Cannindah, Queensland

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]

Cannindah Queensland
Cannindah
Coordinates	24.8747°S 151.2136°E / -24.8747; 151.2136 (Cannindah (centre of locality))
Population	35 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.498/km2 (1.289/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4630
Area	70.3 km2 (27.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	15.5 km (10 mi) E of Mono 120 km (75 mi) NNW of Gayndah 163 km (101 mi) W of Bundaberg 484 km (301 mi) NNW of Brisbane
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

Prehistory

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

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 (24.90723°S 151.22093°E / -24.90723; 151.22093 (Cannindah State School (former))).^[6][7]

Demographics

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

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

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cannindah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "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. 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.
9. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

Further reading

• Pat Bowles, ed. (1979), Bancroft and associated schools 1929-1979 : Bukali, Kolanga, Railway construction camp, Bancroft, Cannindah, Clonmel, Ventnor., Bancroft and District Jubilee Committee