28-530: Download coordinates as: Cannonvale is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Cannonvale had a population of 6,596 people. Pioneer Bay (part of the Coral Sea , 20°14′46″S 148°42′40″E / 20.246°S 148.711°E / -20.246; 148.711 ( Pioneer Bay ) ) forms the northern boundary of the locality. Pigeon Island
56-455: A formal consultation process occurred on the online "ABS Consultation Hub", with the ABS receiving 450 submissions, 315 of which were published with consent. Since 2006, the ABS has allowed the census to be completed online, moving in 2016 to be digital-first. Like 2016, the 2021 Census was primarily collected online, with paper census forms being available on request for any household. In 2016, around
84-710: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
112-504: A third of all households requested and completed their census using the paper form. It was planned that in late October 2019, the ABS would publish a market opportunity to seek a commercial partner to build the 2021 Census Digital Service. The population counts for Australian states and territories were that New South Wales remains the most populous state, with 8,072,163 people counted, ahead of Victoria (6,503,491) and Queensland (5,156,138). The total population of Australian as counted in
140-657: Is a 1.8-hectare (4.4-acre) marine island ( 20°15′57″S 148°41′45″E / 20.2658°S 148.6958°E / -20.2658; 148.6958 ( Pigeon 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 ( 20°16′11″S 148°42′33″E / 20.2697°S 148.7092°E / -20.2697; 148.7092 ( Shingley Beach ) )
168-466: Is a sandy strip on the far north-eastern coast of the locality extending into neighbouring locality of Airlie Beach . Scrubby Hill ( 20°16′22″S 148°41′35″E / 20.2728°S 148.6931°E / -20.2728; 148.6931 ( Scrubby Hill ) ) is 91 metres (299 ft) high and on the northern coast of the locality. The Proserpine-Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) runs through from south-west to north-east. The locality
196-667: Is at 12 Altmann Street ( 20°16′19″S 148°42′20″E / 20.2720°S 148.7055°E / -20.2720; 148.7055 ( Whitsunday Community Health centre ) ). Whitsunday Ambulance Station is at 7 Schnapper Street ( 20°16′33″S 148°41′52″E / 20.2757°S 148.6979°E / -20.2757; 148.6979 ( Whitsunday Ambulance Station ) ). The Volunteer Marine Rescue Whitsunday (VMR 442) are based at 7 Altmann Avenue ( 20°16′16″S 148°42′13″E / 20.2710°S 148.7036°E / -20.2710; 148.7036 ( Volunteer Marine Rescue Whitsunday ) ). They protect
224-590: Is at 4 St Martins Road ( 20°16′29″S 148°42′16″E / 20.2747°S 148.7044°E / -20.2747; 148.7044 ( St Martin's Church ) ). It is jointly owned by the Catholic and Lutheran churches, but is also used for Baptist, Anglican and Uniting Church services. Abell Point Marina is a boat ramp at off Shingley Drive at Shingley Beach ( 20°16′11″S 148°42′29″E / 20.2696°S 148.7080°E / -20.2696; 148.7080 ( Abell Point Marina boat ramp ) ); it
252-690: Is managed by the Whitsunday Regional Council . Whisper Bay boat ramp and floating walkway is at Altmann Avenue ( 20°16′15″S 148°42′14″E / 20.2708°S 148.7039°E / -20.2708; 148.7039 ( Whisper Bay boat ramp ) ); it is managed by the Whitsunday Regional Council. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
280-578: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. 2021 Australian census The 2021 Australian census , simply called the 2021 Census , was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and
308-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
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#1732855208664336-565: Is used to "help governments, businesses, not-for-profit and community organisations across the country make informed decisions", including helping governments to plan the provision of services. An independent report from Lateral Economics found that for every $ 1 of investment on the census, $ 6 of benefits are created in the Australian economy. Since the 2001 Census, all households have the option of allowing their census data, including personal information such as names and addresses, to be stored by
364-497: The Australian Defence Force , and would not continue asking questions about home internet access considering the rise of mobile devices. This represented the first significant change to census topics since 2006. Alongside these two new topics, the 2021 Census continued to ask questions related to: Through late 2017, the ABS began discussions with major census data users on what was needed. From 3 April to 30 June 2018,
392-720: The National Archives of Australia (NAA) for 99 years. 99 years after Census Night, the NAA will release that data to the public in a Census Time Capsule. Censuses stored by the NAA cannot by accessed, amended, or retrieved by anyone, including courts and tribunal, until their release, the first of which will occur in 2100. The 2020 Census Test occurred on 27 October 2020 with around 100,000 households from Sydney , Adelaide , Darwin , and Canberra , as well as communities in Karratha , Warrnambool , and Alice Springs Town Camps . Every census,
420-540: The ABS makes a recommendation to the Australian Government on the topics to be included, based on the benefit that data would provide to Australia. Through the Census and Statistics Amendment (Statistical Information) Regulations 2020 , the federal parliament approves topics that may be included. For the 2021 census, the ABS had been authorised to include questions relating to long-term health conditions and service in
448-808: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
476-626: The Whitsunday Baptist Church, Whitsunday Christian College opened in January 1997 with approximately 30 students. It operated from a number of sites before establishing its current Paluma Drive campus which officially opened on 29 November 2002. On 31 January 1987, the town of Cannonvale was discontinued as the locality was amalgamated into the new larger town of Whitsunday . The Cannonvale public library opened in 2006. In January-February 2010, storm surges caused by Cyclone Anthony battered
504-520: The area from Gloucester Island to the north to Cape Conway and Shaw Island to the south. They use the adjacent Whisper Bay boat ramp. The Whitsunday Regional Council operates a public library in the Whitsunday Plaza Shopping Centre, 8 Galbraith Park Drive ( 20°17′24″S 148°40′34″E / 20.2899°S 148.6762°E / -20.2899; 148.6762 ( Cannonvale public library ) ). St Martin's Church
532-524: The areas of hospitality, cookery, early childhood education, and child care. Whitsunday Police Station is at 8 Altmann Avenue ( 20°16′21″S 148°42′17″E / 20.2726°S 148.7046°E / -20.2726; 148.7046 ( Whitsunday Police Station ) ). Cannonvale SES Facility is at 22 Schnapper Street ( 20°16′35″S 148°41′56″E / 20.2765°S 148.6988°E / -20.2765; 148.6988 ( Cannonvale SES Facility ) ). Whitsunday Community Health
560-422: The coastline. In the 2016 census Cannonvale had a population of 5,716 people. In the 2021 census , Cannonvale had a population of 6,596 people. Cannonvale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 56 Coral Esplanade ( 20°16′29″S 148°41′59″E / 20.2747°S 148.6996°E / -20.2747; 148.6996 ( Cannonvale State School ) ). In 2018,
588-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
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#1732855208664616-527: The local farming community. 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. Sponsored by
644-633: The school had an enrolment of 282 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). There is no government secondary school in Cannonvale. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School in Proserpine to the south-west. TAFE Queensland has its Whitsunday campus at 190 Shute Harbour Road ( 20°16′43″S 148°41′50″E / 20.2786°S 148.6971°E / -20.2786; 148.6971 ( TAFE Whitsunday campus ) ). It provides technical and vocational education in
672-471: The school had an enrolment of 765 students with 55 teachers (53 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Whitsunday Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 26 Paluma Road ( 20°17′20″S 148°40′29″E / 20.2889°S 148.6747°E / -20.2889; 148.6747 ( Whitsunday Christian College ) ). In 2018,
700-585: Was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It had a response rate of 96.1%, up from the 95.1% at the 2016 census . The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 25,422,788, an increase of 8.6 per cent or 2,020,896 people over the previous 2016 census. Results from the 2021 census were released to the public on 28 June 2022 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website . A small amount of additional 2021 census data
728-462: 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
756-516: Was released in October 2022 and in 2023. Australia's next census is scheduled to take place in 2026. The census was undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic . It therefore provided a clear snapshot of how the pandemic impacted Australian society. In Australia, completing the census is compulsory for all people in Australia on census night, only excluding foreign diplomats and their families. Census data
784-523: Was renamed Cannonvale Beach. It is now simply Cannonvale, while the name Cannon Valley is retained by the inland area. Cannon Vale Provisional School opened on 8 February 1892. It closed in 1908, but then reopened on a new site on the north-eastern corner of Shute Harbour Road and Abell Road ( 20°17′20″S 148°40′42″E / 20.2890°S 148.6784°E / -20.2890; 148.6784 ( Cannon Valley State School (former) ) ) as Cannon Valley State School on 23 April 1910 to service
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