Cannon Valley, Queensland

Cannon Valley is a locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cannon Valley had a population of 963 people.[1]

Cannon Valley
Queensland
Cannon Valley
Coordinates20.3158°S 148.6511°E / -20.3158; 148.6511
Population963 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density53.50/km2 (138.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area18.0 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Cannon Valley:
Riordanvale Woodwark Cannonvale
Sugarloaf Cannon Valley Cape Conway
Strathdickie Mount Marlow Brandy Creek

History

George Strong Nares (Royal Navy), the commander of HMS Salamander, named the area Cannon Valley, after Richard Cannon, the assistant surgeon on the ship. When town lots were sold in the coastal area 1904, the town name used was Cannonvale (which is now the neighbouring locality).[3]

Cannon Valley State School opened in 1910, but in 1968 it was decided to relocate the school into Cannonvale as the majority of the students were coming from Cannonvale. The new school buildings in Cannonvale opened in July 1969 with 84 students and the school was then renamed Cannonvale State School.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannon Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Cannon Valley - locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49531)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. "Cannonvale - locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49530)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. "History". Cannonvale State School. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.


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