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 | |||||||||||||||
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  Cannindah | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24.8747°S 151.2136°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 32 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.455/km2 (1.179/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4630 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 70.3 km2 (27.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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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
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannindah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Cannindah – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45328)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- 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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