Cannon Creek, Queensland (Scenic Rim Region)

Not to be confused with Cannon Creek, Queensland (Southern Downs Region).

Cannon Creek Queensland
Cannon Creek
Coordinates	28°04′40″S152°44′04″E / 28.0777°S 152.7344°E / -28.0777; 152.7344 (Cannon Creek (centre of locality))
Population	75 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1.648/km2 (4.27/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4310
Area	45.5 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	13.2 km (8 mi) S of Boonah 49.5 km (31 mi) WSW of Beaudesert 56.8 km (35 mi) S of Ipswich 95.7 km (59 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Cannon Creek: Milford Allandale Allandale Bunburra Cannon Creek Kooralbyn Coochin Maroon Knapp Creek

Cannon Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Cannon Creek had a population of 75 people. ^[1]

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 25 by 14 feet (7.6 by 4.3 m), capable of seating 35 people (there were six or seven Anglican families in the district). The chancel was 9 by 7 feet (2.7 by 2.1 m). The land was donated by John Saville and other local people donated building materials and volunteered their labour. ^[3] The church was at 691 Cannon Creek Road ( 28°04′42″S152°43′54″E / 28.0783°S 152.7318°E / -28.0783; 152.7318 (St John's Anglican Church (former)) ). ^[4] It closed circa 1952. ^[5] In 1976, the church was relocated to the Templin Historical Village. ^{[6] [7]}

Cannon Vale State School opened on 19 March 1917. It closed on 1956. ^[8] The school was on Cannon Creek Road (approx 28°04′15″S152°43′40″E / 28.0708°S 152.7279°E / -28.0708; 152.7279 (Cannon Creek State School) ). ^[9]

Cannon Creek was in Shire of Boonah until it was amalgamated into Scenic Rim Region in 2008. ^[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, 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. ^[10]

In the 2021 census, Cannon Creek had a population of 75 people. ^[1]

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. ^[11]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cannon Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Cannon Creek – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45123)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. "New Anglican Church at Cannon Creek". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 808. Queensland, Australia. 24 November 1911. p. 6. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022– via National Library of Australia.
4. "Dugandan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
5. "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
6. Blake, Thom. "St John's Anglican Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
7. "St John's Church of England". Templin Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
9. "Dugandan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannon Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
11. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 August 2023.

Further reading

• A brief history on 'closed' schools in Albert and Christmas Creek Valley, Cannon Creek and Bromelton, Historical Society of Beaudesert, 2012