Cannon Creek, Queensland (Scenic Rim Region) Explained

Type:suburb
Cannon Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.0777°N 152.7344°W
Pop:75
Postcode:4310
Area:45.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:13.2
Dir1:S
Location1:Boonah
Dist2:49.5
Dir2:WSW
Location2:Beaudesert
Dist3:56.8
Dir3:S
Location3:Ipswich
Dist4:95.7
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Scenic Rim Region
Stategov:Scenic Rim
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Allandale
Near-Ne:Allandale
Near-E:Kooralbyn
Near-Se:Knapp Creek
Near-S:Maroon
Near-Sw:Coochin
Near-W:Bunburra
Near-Nw:Milford

Cannon Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Cannon Creek had a population of 75 people.

History

St John's Anglican Church was dedicated on 18 November 1911 by Venerable Henry Le Fanu, the Archdeacon of Toowoomba. It was beside Cannon Creek and was, capable of seating 35 people (there were six or seven Anglican families in the district). The chancel was . The land was donated by John Saville and other local people donated building materials and volunteered their labour.[2] The church was at 691 Cannon Creek Road .[3] It closed circa 1952.[4] In 1976, the church was relocated to the Templin Historical Village.[5] [6]

Cannon Vale State School opened on 19 March 1917. It closed on 1956. The school was on Cannon Creek Road (approx).[7]

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

Demographics

In the, Cannon Creek had a population of 78 people. The locality contained 39 households, in which 47.4% of the population were males and 52.6% of the population were females with a median age of 51, 13 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,562, $124 above the national average.

In the, Cannon Creek had a population of 75 people.

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.

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. News: 24 November 1911. New Anglican Church at Cannon Creek.. 6. The Brisbane Courier. 16,808. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 20 January 2022. 21 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121100522/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19757200. live.
  3. Web site: 1935. Dugandan. live. 20 January 2022. Queensland Government. Map. 30 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200530003441/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-dugandan-1935.jpg.
  4. Web site: Closed Anglican Churches. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. 29 June 2020. Anglican Church South Queensland.
  5. Web site: Blake. Thom. St John's Anglican Church. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120041017/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=5609. 20 January 2022. 2022-01-20. Queensland religious places database.
  6. Web site: St John's Church of England. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120041029/https://templinhistoricalmuseum.com.au/st-johns-church-of-england/. 20 January 2022. 2022-01-20. Templin Historical Museum. en-US.
  7. Web site: 1935. Dugandan. 22 October 2020. Queensland Government. Map. 30 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200530003441/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-dugandan-1935.jpg. live.