Calavos, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Calavos
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-24.9352|152.4297|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Calavos (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 359
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4670
| area = 42.7
| dist1 = 14.1
| dir1 = SE
| location1 = Bundaberg CBD
| dist2 = 110
| dir2 = NW
| location2 = Hervey Bay
| dist3 = 369
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Bundaberg Region
| stategov = Burnett
| fedgov = Hinkler
| near-n = Woongarra
| near-ne = Elliott Heads
| near-e = Elliott Heads
| near-se = Coonarr
| near-s = Kinkuna
| near-sw = Alloway
| near-w = Alloway
| near-nw = Woongarra
}}
Calavos is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44700|Calavos|locality in Bundaberg Region|accessdate=27 November 2018}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Calavos had a population of 359 people.
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.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=8 April 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bundabergprawnfarm.com.au/about_us.html|title=About us|last=|first=|date=|website=Bundaberg Prawn Farm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306161709/http://www.bundabergprawnfarm.com.au/about_us.html|archive-date=6 March 2019|url-status=live|access-date=12 April 2019|df=dmy-all}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Calavos had a population of 331 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30484|name=Calavos (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Calavos had a population of 359 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30481|name=Calavos (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Calavos. The nearest government primary schools are:{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
- 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.
Attractions
Joseph Coonan Lookout is in the Fallon Rocks Reserve on Fallon Rocks Road by the Elliott River ({{coord|-24.9519|152.4583|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Joseph Coonan Lookout}}).{{Cite web|date= 18 November 2020|title=Tourist points - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124222328/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}} 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.{{cite QPN|48230|Joseph Coonan Lookout|access-date=30 June 2024}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-18 |title=Elliott River landmarks officially named |url=http://www.stephenbennettmp.com.au/elliott-river-landmarks-officially-named/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318070554/http://www.stephenbennettmp.com.au/elliott-river-landmarks-officially-named/ |archive-date=2024-03-18 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Stephen Bennett MP}}
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book |author1=Anderson, Ben|title=Historical record of the Elliott District development comprising Alloway, Calavos, Clayton and Elliott|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/14331753|publication-date=1961|publisher=Bundaberg|author2=Alloway State School Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Committee}}
{{Bundaberg Region}}