Type: | suburb |
Canaga | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -26.6472°N 150.913°W |
Pop: | 85 |
Postcode: | 4413 |
Area: | 191.8 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 31.7 |
Dir1: | ENE |
Location1: | Chinchilla |
Dist2: | 76.7 |
Dir2: | NW |
Location2: | Dalby |
Dist3: | 164 |
Dir3: | NW |
Location3: | Toowoomba |
Dist4: | 292 |
Dir4: | NW |
Location4: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Western Downs Region |
Stategov: | Callide |
Fedgov: | Maranoa |
Near-N: | Fairyland |
Near-Ne: | Fairyland |
Near-E: | Jinghi |
Near-Se: | Langlands |
Near-S: | Wychie Tuckerang |
Near-Sw: | Chances Plain |
Near-W: | Burncluith |
Near-Nw: | Pelican |
Canaga is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Canaga had a population of 85 people.
The Chinchilla–Wondai Road runs through from west to east.
The locality names is derived from the parish name which in turn was the name of a pastoral run held during the early 1850s by Arthur Lloyd and transferred to Joshua and Alexander Bell in 1853.[1]
Canaga State School opened in November 1911 and closed on 1962. The school was located at 3258 Chinchilla Wondai Road .[2] The site is now a recreation area managed by the Western Downs Regional Council.
In the, Canaga had a population of 110 people.
In the, Canaga had a population of 85 people.
There are no schools in Canaga. The nearest government primary schools are:
The nearest government secondary school is Jandowae State School (to Year 10) in Jandowae and Chinchilla State High School (to Year 12) in Chinchilla.