Cannon Creek, Queensland (Scenic Rim Region)
Cannon Creek is a locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
| Cannon Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cannon Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28.0777°S 152.7344°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 78 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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History
St John's Anglican Church was dedicated on 18 November 1911 by Venerable Henry Le Fanu, the Archdeacon of Toowoomba. It closed circa 1952.[3]
Cannon Vale State School opened on 19 March 1917. It closed on 1956.[4]
Cannon Creek was in Shire of Boonah until it was amalgamated into Scenic Rim Region in 2008.[2]
Demographics
Cannon Creek has a population of 78 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 39 households, in which 47.4% of the population are males and 52.6% of the population are females with a median age of 51, 13 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,562, $124 above the national average.[1]
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References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannon Creek". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "Cannon Creek - locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45123)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 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
Further reading
- A brief history on 'closed' schools in Albert and Christmas Creek Valley, Cannon Creek and Bromelton, Historical Society of Beaudesert, 2012
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