Cania, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 24°34′54″S 150°59′39″E / 24.5816°S 150.9941°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 471.1 km2 (181.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 27 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0573/km2 (0.1484/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4630 | ||||||||||||
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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″S 151°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″S 150°59′09″E / 24.65004°S 150.98592°E).[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 alternatives.[4]
Amenities
There is boat ramp into the Cania Dam (24°38′52″S 150°58′55″E / 24.6477°S 150.9820°E). It is managed by the North Burnett Regional Council.[11]
