Cania, Queensland
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- 32.3 km (20 mi) NNE of Monto
- 156 km (97 mi) NNW of Gayndah
- 192 km (119 mi) SW of Gladstone
- 520 km (323 mi) NW of Brisbane
Suburbs around Cania: | ||
Valentine Plains | Tablelands | Boyne Valley |
Lawgi Dawes | Cania | Monal |
Coominglah | Coominglah Forest | Moonford |
Cania is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cania had a population of 27 people.[1]
Geography
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Three Moon Creek rises in the north of the locality (24°23′54″S 151°02′44″E / 24.39831°S 151.04558°E / -24.39831; 151.04558 (Three Moon Creek (source))) and flows south through the locality into Lake Cania, created by the Cania Dam in the south of the locality (24°39′00″S 150°59′09″E / 24.65004°S 150.98592°E / -24.65004; 150.98592 (Cania Dam)).[3]
There are a number of protected areas in Cania:[4]
- Cania Gorge National Park in the south of the locality
- part of Kroombit Tops National Park in the north of the locality
- part of Grevillea State Forest in the west of the locality
History
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]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Cania had a population of 28 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Cania had a population of 27 people.[1]
Education
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]
Amenities
There is boat ramp into the Cania Dam (24°38′52″S 150°58′55″E / 24.6477°S 150.9820°E / -24.6477; 150.9820 (Cania Dam boat ramp)). It is managed by the North Burnett Regional Council.[11]
Attractions
There are numerous lookouts in Cania:
- Castle Mountain Lookout (24°39′13″S 150°59′50″E / 24.6535°S 150.9973°E / -24.6535; 150.9973 (Castle Mountain Lookout))[12]
- Giants Chair Lookout (24°43′19″S 150°59′03″E / 24.7220°S 150.9842°E / -24.7220; 150.9842 (Giants Chair Lookout))[12]
- Big Foot Lookout (24°43′25″S 150°59′33″E / 24.7236°S 150.9926°E / -24.7236; 150.9926 (Big Foot Lookout))[12]
- Bloodwood Cave Lookout (24°43′05″S 150°59′39″E / 24.7180°S 150.9941°E / -24.7180; 150.9941 (Bloodwood Cave Lookout))[12]
- Gorge Lookout (24°43′00″S 150°59′36″E / 24.7167°S 150.9932°E / -24.7167; 150.9932 (Gorge Lookout))[12]
- Dragon Cave Lookout (24°42′58″S 150°59′34″E / 24.7161°S 150.9928°E / -24.7161; 150.9928 (Dragon Cave Lookout))[12]
- The Lookout (24°42′39″S 150°59′40″E / 24.7109°S 150.9944°E / -24.7109; 150.9944 (The Lookout))[12]
- Dripping Rock Lookout (24°42′39″S 150°59′41″E / 24.7107°S 150.9946°E / -24.7107; 150.9946 (Dripping Rock Lookout))[12]
- The Overhang Lookout (24°42′28″S 150°59′48″E / 24.7077°S 150.9966°E / -24.7077; 150.9966 (The Overhang Lookout))[12]
- Cania Dam Lookout (24°39′10″S 150°58′58″E / 24.65270°S 150.98280°E / -24.65270; 150.98280 (Cania Dam Lookout))[9]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cania (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Cania – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45327)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Cania, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Archer, Thomas" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c "Cania Gorge & National Park - Monto Magic". 8 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "MINING". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 895. Queensland, Australia. 30 April 1870. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "Cania Dam". Sunwater. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cania (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
Further reading
- Bleys, Beryl; Bleys, Cecil (2005). Cania diggings : goldfield memories. Monto History Centre.
- Pullar, Ian; Cook, Margaret (2001). Watery sauces: a people’s history of the Water Resources Commission (Queensland) and its predecessors 1881-1995. Dept. of Natural Resources and Mines. ISBN 0734517874.
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