| Cania Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Dragon Cave, Cania Gorge National Park | |||||||||||||||
  Cania | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°34′54″S150°59′39″E / 24.5816°S 150.9941°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 27 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0573/km2 (0.1484/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4630 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 471.1 km2 (181.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Cania is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Cania had a population of 27 people. [1]
Three Moon Creek rises in the north of the locality ( 24°23′54″S151°02′44″E / 24.39831°S 151.04558°E ) and flows south through the locality into Lake Cania, created by the Cania Dam in the south of the locality ( 24°39′00″S150°59′09″E / 24.65004°S 150.98592°E ). [3]
There are a number of protected areas in Cania: [4]
Thomas Archer was the first European to explore the headwaters of the Burnett River in the 1840s. [5]
Cania pastoral station was established in the 1850s raising sheep until 1883, after which beef and dairy cattle were added. [6]
Gold was discovered in the Cania Gorge in 1870. [7] The gold mining town of Cania was established near Three Moon Creek and gold mining continued there until the early 1920s. [6]
Cania Provisional School opened in 1890. It became Cania State School on 1 January 1909. Due to low attendance numbers, it closed in 1930. [8]
The construction of the Cania Dam across Three Moon Creek in 1982 flooded the former town of Cania. However, headstones from the town's cemetery were relocated to the dam lookout. [9] At low water levels, the tops of some of the town's buildings become visible, which last occurred in 2010. [6]
In the 2016 census, Cania had a population of 28 people. [10]
In the 2021 census, Cania had a population of 27 people. [1]
There are no schools in Cania. The nearest government primary school is Monto State School in Monto to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School, also in Monto. However, some parts of Cania are too far from Monto for a daily commute, so distance education and boarding school are other options. [4]
There is boat ramp into the Cania Dam ( 24°38′52″S150°58′55″E / 24.6477°S 150.9820°E ). It is managed by the North Burnett Regional Council. [11]
There are numerous lookouts in Cania:
Cania Gorge is a national park in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia, in the locality of Cania.
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