Calavos, Queensland
Suburb of Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia
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Calavos is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Calavos had a population of 359 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 24.9352°S 152.4297°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 359 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.407/km2 (21.78/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4670 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Calavos is low-lying farming land to the south of the city of Bundaberg. The Elliott River forms its southern boundary and the locality is well-watered by a number of creeks that are tributaries of the river. The predominant land use is growing sugarcane; there is a network of cane tramways to carry the harvest to the sugar mills.[3]
There is a prawn farm operating on the northern bank of the river. Established in 1996, it produced its first harvest of black tiger prawns in 1997.[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Calavos had a population of 331 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Calavos had a population of 359 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Calavos. The nearest government primary schools are:[6]
- Alloway State School in neighbouring Alloway to the west
- Thabeban State School in Thabeban to the north-west
- Woongarra State School in neighbouring Woongarra to the north
- Elliott Heads State School in neighbouring Elliott Heads to the east
The nearest government secondary schools are Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg South to the north-west and Kepnock State High School in Kepnock to the north.[6]
Attractions
Joseph Coonan Lookout is in the Fallon Rocks Reserve on Fallon Rocks Road by the Elliott River (24.9519°S 152.4583°E).[7] It is near the site of one of the first fishing huts along the bank of the Elliott River, which was built by Joseph Coonan in the 1920s.[8][9]
