Cania, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Cania

| city =

| state = qld

| image = Dragon Cave, Cania Gorge National Park, Monto.jpg

| caption = Dragon Cave, Cania Gorge National Park

| coordinates = {{coord|-24.5816|150.9941|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Cania (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 27

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4630

| area = 471.1

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 32.3

| dir1 = NNE

| location1 = Monto

| dist2 = 156

| dir2 = NNW

| location2 = Gayndah

| dist3 = 192

| dir3 = SW

| location3 = Gladstone

| dist4 = 520

| dir4 = NW

| location4 = Brisbane

| lga = North Burnett Region

| stategov = Callide

| fedgov = Flynn

| near-n = Tablelands

| near-ne = Boyne Valley

| near-e = Monal

| near-se = Moonford

| near-s = Coominglah Forest

| near-sw = Coominglah

| near-w = Lawgi Dawes

| near-nw = Valentine Plains

}}

Cania is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45327|Cania|locality in North Burnett Region|accessdate=30 March 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Cania had a population of 27 people.

Geography

File:Cania Dam 2021.jpg

Three Moon Creek rises in the north of the locality ({{Coord|-24.39831|151.04558|type:river_region:AU-QLD|name=Three Moon Creek (source)}}) and flows south through the locality into Lake Cania, created by the Cania Dam in the south of the locality ({{Coord|-24.65004|150.98592|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Cania Dam}}).{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Cania+QLD+4630/@-24.5635972,150.8281697,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bc1c0884c1172e1:0x400eef17f20ce30!8m2!3d-24.6606683!4d150.9629631|title=Cania, Queensland|access-date=29 Jul 2019}}

There are a number of protected areas in Cania:

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.{{cite Australasia|Archer, Thomas}}

Cania pastoral station was established in the 1850s raising sheep until 1883, after which beef and dairy cattle were added.{{Cite web |date=2017-03-08 |title=Cania Gorge & National Park - Monto Magic |url=https://montomagic.com.au/cania-gorge-national-park/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324154645/https://montomagic.com.au/cania-gorge-national-park/ |url-status=live }}

Gold was discovered in the Cania Gorge in 1870.{{cite news |date=30 April 1870 |title=MINING. |page=3 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |issue=895 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148019147 |accessdate=28 August 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=27 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827205709/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148019147 |url-status=live }} The gold mining town of Cania was established near Three Moon Creek and gold mining continued there until the early 1920s.

Cania Provisional School opened in 1890. It became Cania State School on 1 January 1909. Due to low attendance numbers, it closed in 1930.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Cania Dam |url=https://www.sunwater.com.au/dams/cania-dam/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Sunwater |language=en-AU |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320020552/https://www.sunwater.com.au/dams/cania-dam/ |url-status=live }} At low water levels, the tops of some of the town's buildings become visible, which last occurred in 2010.

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Cania had a population of 28 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30516|name=Cania (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Cania had a population of 27 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30512|name=Cania (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

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.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=27 August 2023}}

Amenities

There is boat ramp into the Cania Dam ({{coord|-24.6477|150.9820|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Cania Dam boat ramp}}). It is managed by the North Burnett Regional Council.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}

Attractions

There are numerous lookouts in Cania:

Castle Mountain Lookout ({{coord|-24.6535|150.9973|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Castle Mountain Lookout}}){{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=Tourist points - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124222328/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
Giants Chair Lookout ({{coord|-24.7220|150.9842|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Giants Chair Lookout}})
Big Foot Lookout ({{coord|-24.7236|150.9926|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Big Foot Lookout}})
Bloodwood Cave Lookout ({{coord|-24.7180|150.9941|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bloodwood Cave Lookout}})
Gorge Lookout ({{coord|-24.7167|150.9932|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Gorge Lookout}})
Dragon Cave Lookout ({{coord|-24.7161|150.9928|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Dragon Cave Lookout}})
The Lookout ({{coord|-24.7109|150.9944|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=The Lookout}})
Dripping Rock Lookout ({{coord|-24.7107|150.9946|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Dripping Rock Lookout}})
The Overhang Lookout ({{coord|-24.7077|150.9966|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=The Overhang Lookout}})
Cania Dam Lookout ({{Coord|-24.65270|150.98280|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Cania Dam Lookout}})