Cannon Creek is a rural
locality
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in the
Scenic Rim Region
The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and b ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Cannon Creek had a population of 75 people.
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History
St John's Anglican Church was dedicated on 18 November 1911 by Venerable Henry Le Fanu
Henry Frewen Le Fanu (1 April 1870 – 9 September 1946) was an Anglican bishop in Australia.
Early life
Le Fanu was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Keble College, Oxford.
Religious life
Le Fanu was ordaine ...
, the Archdeacon of Toowoomba. It was beside Cannon Creek and was , capable of seating 35 people (there were six or seven Anglican families in the district). The chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse.
Ove ...
was . The land was donated by John Saville and other local people donated building materials and volunteered their labour. The church was at 691 Cannon Creek Road (). It closed circa 1952. In 1976, the church was relocated to the Templin Historical Village.
Cannon Vale State School opened on 19 March 1917. It closed on 1956.Shire of Boonah
The Shire of Boonah was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, about southwest of Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1880 until its merger with parts of the Shire of Beaudesert and City of Ipswich t ...
until it was amalgamated into Scenic Rim Region in 2008.
Demographics
In the , Cannon Creek had a population of 78 people. The locality contained 39 households, in which 47.4% of the population were males and 52.6% of the population were females with a median age of 51, 13 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,562, $124 above the national average.
Education
There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary schools are Boonah State School in Boonah to the north and Maroon State School in neighbouring Maroon
Maroon ( US/ UK , Australia ) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word ''marron'', or chestnut. "Marron" is also one of the French translations for "brown".
According to multiple dictionaries, there are var ...
to the south. The nearest secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah.
References
Further reading
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Scenic Rim Region
Localities in Queensland