Cania, Queensland

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Cania
Queensland
File:Dragon Cave, Cania Gorge National Park, Monto.jpg
Dragon Cave, Cania Gorge National Park
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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
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.[1] In the 2021 census, Cania had a population of 27 people.[2]

Geography

File:Cania Dam 2021.jpg
Cania Dam, 2021

Three Moon Creek rises in the north of the locality (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) and flows south through the locality into Lake Cania, created by the Cania Dam in the south of the locality (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[3]

There are a number of protected areas in Cania:[4]

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 the 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.[2]

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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.). It is managed by the North Burnett Regional Council.[11]

Attractions

There are numerous lookouts in Cania:

  • Castle Mountain Lookout (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[12]
  • Giants Chair Lookout (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[12]
  • Big Foot Lookout (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[12]
  • Bloodwood Cave Lookout (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[12]
  • Gorge Lookout (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[12]
  • Dragon Cave Lookout (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[12]
  • The Lookout (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[12]
  • Dripping Rock Lookout (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[12]
  • The Overhang Lookout (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[12]
  • Cania Dam Lookout (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[9]

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wikisource link to Archer, Thomas". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Further reading

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