Kanigan (pronounced kan-i-an)[citation needed] is a rural locality split between the Fraser Coast Region and the Gympie Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Kanigan had a population of 143 people.[1]
| Kanigan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Kanigan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°55′40″S 152°35′10″E / 25.9277°S 152.5861°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 143 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.41/km2 (16.61/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 22.3 km2 (8.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | |||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editKanyan Road forms the northern boundary of the locality, while the Bruce Highway runs along the eastern boundary.[4]
The locality has the following mountains:
- Mount Kanigan in the north-west of the locality (25°55′36″S 152°34′52″E / 25.9267°S 152.5811°E), rising to 327 metres (1,073 ft) above sea level.[5][6][7]
- Theebine Mountain in the south-west of the locality (25°56′49″S 152°34′06″E / 25.9469°S 152.5682°E) 312 metres (1,024 ft)[8][9]
Deacons Creek rises in the southern part of the locality and flows through to the north-east, where it exits.[citation needed]
Mount Kanigan Nature Refuge is a .2 square kilometres (0.077 sq mi) private nature reserve on Repeater Station Road.[10]
The 128 km Gympie (Mt Kanigan) Radar Loop in the south west of the locality is a doppler radar station that is part of the National Radar Loop of the Bureau of Meteorology.[11]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with small amounts of crop growing and rural residential housing.[12]
History
editKanyan railway station is in the adjacent locality of Theebine. The name of this station was changed to Kanigan in July 1945 and changed back to Kanyan in December the same year.[13][14] In 1881 when the Maryborough to Gympie railway opened the station was described as "in the middle of a dense weedy pine scrub, known ... as Ramsay's, where there is nothing but a few tents and perhaps a truck or so of palings to indicate that the spot is a railway station named Kanyan. [It] .. derives its title from the aboriginal name 'Kanyn' given to the creek and mountain close by.[15]
Another version of the word Kanyan is that it is derived from the Aboriginal word, Kabi language, kanigan indicating daughter.[16]
Kannagan Provisional School opened on 6 July 1896. By 1898 the spelling of the name had changed to be Kanighan Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Kanighan State School. About 1946, the spelling changed to Kanigan State School. It closed in 1959.[17] It was on the western corner of the junction of Kanyan Road and the Bruce Highway (approx 25°54′15″S 152°35′53″E / 25.9042°S 152.5981°E), now within the present-day boundaries of Gootchie.[18][19]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Kanigan had a population of 114 people.[20]
In the 2021 census, Kanigan had a population of 143 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Kanigan. The nearest government primary schools are Glenwood State School in neighbouring Glenwood to the west, Gunalda State School in neighbouring Gunalda to the south, and Theebine State School in neighbouring Theebine to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south. There are also a number of non-government schools in Gympie and surrounding suburbs.[21]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kanigan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Kanigan – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Kanigan – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46412)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Kanigan, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Kanigan – mountain in Fraser Coast Region (entry 17711)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Theebine Mountain – mountain in Gympie Region (entry 34197)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013). "Mount Kanigan Nature Refuge — facts and maps". wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "128 km Gympie (Mt Kanigan) Radar Loop". Bureau of Meteorology. October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "GENERAL NEWS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 22, 874. Queensland, Australia. 5 July 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 29 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "KANYAN RAILWAY STATION". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 23, 014. Queensland, Australia. 15 December 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 29 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SUGAR INDUSTRY AT MIVA". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 2, 673. Queensland, Australia. 8 October 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 29 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Kanyan (entry 17714)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kanigan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
