Cannon_Valley,_Queensland

Cannon Valley, Queensland

Cannon Valley, Queensland

Suburb of Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia

Cannon Valley is a semi-rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cannon Valley had a population of 1,131 people.[1]

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Geography

The Proserpine-Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) runs through from south (Proserpine) to north (Cannonvale).[3]

Extending south from Cannonvale, the locality east of the road is increasingly being developed as residential housing, both as suburban lots and larger rural residential lots. The land use to the west of the road remains mostly grazing on native vegetation.[4]

History

George Strong Nares (Royal Navy), the commander of HMS Salamander, named the area Cannon Valley, after Richard Cannon, the assistant surgeon on the ship. When town lots were sold in the coastal area 1904, the town name used was Cannonvale (which is now the neighbouring locality).[5]

Cannon Valley State School opened in 1910 in Cannon Valley. In 1968, it was decided to relocate the school into Cannonvale as the majority of the students were coming from Cannonvale. The new school buildings in Cannonvale opened in July 1969 with 84 students and the school was then renamed Cannonvale State School.[6] Cannon Valley State School was at 1-11 Abell Road (north-east corner of Shute Harbour, 20.2890°S 148.6784°E / -20.2890; 148.6784 (Cannon Valley State School (former))).[7] Although the school's original location was outside of Cannonvale in 1969, that location is now within the present-day boundary of Cannonvale due to the growth of Cannonvale.[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cannon Valley had a population of 963 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Cannon Valley had a population of 1,131 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Cannon Valley. The nearest govenrment primary schools are Cannonvale State School in neighbouring Cannonvale to the north-east and Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School, also in Proserpine.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cannon Valley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Cannon Valley – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49531)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. [3]
    Google (20 August 2021). "Cannon Valley, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Cannonvale – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49530)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. [6]
    "History". Cannonvale State School. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. [7]
    "8657-III-North Cannon Valley" (Map). Queensland Government. 1968. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. [8]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannon Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

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