cost £1500 to build, reusing timber and fittings from the Methodist Church at Wonglepong which was demolished in late 1953 for this purpose. Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, the church became known as Canungra Uniting Church. In 2005, the local Post Office released a special limited-release frank featuring Canungra and the boobook owl. In the , the locality of Canungra had a population of 1,229 people. Heritage listings Canungra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: 13-15 Appel Street: Former Canungra Ambulance Station 31 Appel Street: Uniting Church 1-3 Christie Street: Canungra War Memorial Darlington Range Road (): Lahey's Canungra Tramway Tunnel 10–26 Finch Road: Lahey's Canungra Sawmill 15-21 Kidston Street: St Luke's Anglican Church 33-41 Kidston Street: Canungra Police Station Reserve 51-57 Kidston Street: St Margaret Mary's Catholic Church Showground Road: Canungra Sports and Recreation Ground (entry gates) Economy The town is home to a small but growing wine industry. Cangungra's economy depends on tourism, being a popular destination for short drives from the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Canungra is nestled in the middle of the four major tourist destinations, and is the gateway to the Gold Coast hinterland; Mount Tamborine, Lamington National Park, O'Reilly's Guesthouse and Binna Burra Lodge. The township is also a meeting place for motor bike club rides, hang gliders, paragliders, birdwatchers and bushwalkers who visit the area annually to take advantage of what the Canungra Valley has to offer. A rodeo is organised each year in July. Military base The nearby locality of Witheren is the location of a large military establishment called the Kokoda Barracks within the Canungra Military Area, which includes the Land Warfare Centre. It was established during World War II and revived in 1954 to train personnel for the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) commitment in Malaya and on through to the end of the Vietnam War. The base provides a substantial permanent resident population as well as an ever-changing transient population due to the extensive ongoing training courses on offer at the base. Education Canungra State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Christie Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 346 students with 28 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There is no secondary school in Canungra. The