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Cannonvale
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Cannonvale
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Cannonvale is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cannonvale had a population of 6,596 people.
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History
The locality was originally named Cannon Valley in 1866 by George Strong Nares, commander of HMS Salamander, after Richard Cannon, the Assistant Surgeon on the ship. Town allotments near the beach on Pioneer Bay were sold by public auction in 1904 under the name Cannonvale. However, the local people preferred to call it Cannon Valley Beach. In 1930, the post office name was changed to Deauville but in 1947 was renamed Cannonvale Beach. It is now simply Cannonvale, while the name Cannon Valley is retained by the inland area. In 1968, it was decided to relocate the school back 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. Due to suburban growth in Cannonvale, the 1910 site is now within the boundaries of Cannonvale rather than Cannon Valley. The Cannonvale public library opened in 2006. In January-February 2010, storm surges caused by Cyclone Anthony battered the coastline.
Geography
Pioneer Bay (part of the Coral Sea, ) forms the northern boundary of the locality. Pigeon Island is a marine island () within Pioneer Bay. It is a roosting area for the Nutmeg pigeon which migrate south to the Whitsundays in large numbers in the summer months each year. Shingley Beach () is a sandy strip on the far north-eastern coast of the locality extending into neighbouring locality of Airlie Beach. The Proserpine-Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) runs through from south-west to north-east.
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Official Identifiers
ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ASGS 2021
- SAL30521
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,716
- Wikidata
- Q1033476
ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112