Cania, Queensland

Cania Queensland
Dragon Cave, Cania Gorge National Park
Cania
Coordinates	24.5816°S 150.9941°E / -24.5816; 150.9941 (Cania (centre of locality))
Population	27 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.0573/km^2 (0.1484/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4630
Area	471.1 km^2 (181.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	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
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.[2] In the 2021 census, Cania had a population of 27 people.[1]

Geography

Cania Dam, 2021

Three Moon Creek rises in the north of the locality (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 (24.65004°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 (24.6477°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 (24.6535°S 150.9973°E / -24.6535; 150.9973 (Castle Mountain Lookout))[12]
• Giants Chair Lookout (24.7220°S 150.9842°E / -24.7220; 150.9842 (Giants Chair Lookout))[12]
• Big Foot Lookout (24.7236°S 150.9926°E / -24.7236; 150.9926 (Big Foot Lookout))[12]
• Bloodwood Cave Lookout (24.7180°S 150.9941°E / -24.7180; 150.9941 (Bloodwood Cave Lookout))[12]
• Gorge Lookout (24.7167°S 150.9932°E / -24.7167; 150.9932 (Gorge Lookout))[12]
• Dragon Cave Lookout (24.7161°S 150.9928°E / -24.7161; 150.9928 (Dragon Cave Lookout))[12]
• The Lookout (24.7109°S 150.9944°E / -24.7109; 150.9944 (The Lookout))[12]
• Dripping Rock Lookout (24.7107°S 150.9946°E / -24.7107; 150.9946 (Dripping Rock Lookout))[12]
• The Overhang Lookout (24.7077°S 150.9966°E / -24.7077; 150.9966 (The Overhang Lookout))[12]
• Cania Dam Lookout (24.65270°S 150.98280°E / -24.65270; 150.98280 (Cania Dam Lookout))[9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cania (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Cania – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45327)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
3. "Cania, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
5. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Archer, Thomas" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
6. "Cania Gorge & National Park - Monto Magic". 8 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
7. "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.
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. "Cania Dam". Sunwater. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cania (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
11. "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
12. "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.