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| Locality | Canoona |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Livingstone Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -23.01342 |
| Longitude | 150.10219 |
| Population | 82 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 612.3 km² |
| Elevation | 52 m |
| Postcode | 4702 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 576 km north-northwest |
Canoona is a locality in the Livingstone Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 82. The locality covers an area of 612.3 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 52 m above sea level. It lies approximately 576 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Canoona is located at 23.0134°S, 150.1022°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4702. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Canoona sprawls under a sky that often feels too large for the land, a place where the ochre earth drinks the sun and the distant hills wear a haze of perpetual warmth. It lies 58.3 km north-west of Rockhampton City, QLD (from Rockhampton City, QLD: bearing 314°T), and is situated 43.3 km north-west of Alton Downs. The landscape here is a study in muted colours: the pale gold of dry grass, the dusty greens of hardy shrubs, and the endless, pale blue of the Australian sky. Gnarled ghost gums, their bark peeling like ancient parchment, stand sentinel along the dry creek beds, their shadows stretching long and thin in the late afternoon light. The air, when it moves, carries the dry, mineral scent of the soil, a scent that speaks of resilience and the relentless passage of seasons.
The history of Canoona is etched in the very land, a story told through the rise and fall of fortunes and the enduring spirit of its people. Once a significant hub during the gold rushes of the late 19th century, the whispers of those boom times still linger in the skeletal remains of old buildings and the forgotten tracks that crisscross the bush. Today, the economy of Canoona is rooted in the vast cattle properties that stretch to the horizon, the rhythm of life dictated by the needs of livestock and the unpredictable nature of the rainfall. The sheer scale of the grazing country is breathtaking, a testament to the enduring pastoral tradition that defines much of this region, where the sun bleeds colour into the evening sky, painting the clouds in fiery hues before the quiet descent of night.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Canoona, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Canoona, in the Livingstone Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Canoona includes the postcode (4702), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Livingstone Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Canoona is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |