Calca, South Australia

{{about|the locality in South Australia|the nearby peninsula|Calca Peninsula}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}

{{Infobox Australian place | type = town

| name = Calca

| state = SA

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| coordinates = {{coord|33.026293|S|134.361225|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coord_ref = {{cite web|title=Search results for 'Calca, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties'. 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads' |url=http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=roads&x=134.39177&y=-33.06843&z=11&uids=41,19,2,115,11,20,105,136&pinx=134.361220&piny=-33.026290&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Calca,+Locb |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=Government of South Australia|accessdate=8 June 2018}}

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| established = 12 April 2001

| established_footnotes = {{cite web|last1=Lawson|first1=Robert|title=GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Streaky Bay) |url=http://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/public/documents/gazette/2001/April/2001_041.pdf|website=The South Australian Government Gazette|publisher=South Australian Government|accessdate=29 May 2018|page=1587|date=12 April 2001}}

| postcode = 5671{{cite web|title=Calca, South Australia|url=http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/sa/country+south+australia/calca|publisher=postcodes-australia.com|accessdate=14 November 2015}}

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| timezone = ACST

| utc = +9:30

| timezone-dst = ACST

| utc-dst = +10:30

| dist1 = 444

| dir1 = W

| location1 = Adelaide

| dist2 = 30

| dir2 = SE

| location2 = Streaky Bay

| lga = District Council of Streaky Bay

| region = Eyre Western

| county = Robinson

| stategov = Flinders{{cite web|title=District of Flinders Background Profile|url=http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?task=document.download&id=551&Itemid=0 |publisher=Electoral Commission SA|accessdate=15 November 2015}}

| fedgov = Grey{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011|url= http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-grey.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|accessdate=20 August 2015}}

| maxtemp = 23.1

| maxtemp_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics STREAKY BAY (nearest weather station) |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_018079.shtml |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology|accessdate=29 May 2018}}

| mintemp = 12.2

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| rainfall = 378.0

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| near-n = Yanerbie
Mortana

| near-ne = Mortana

| near-e = Mortana
Tyringa

| near-se = Tyringa

| near-s = Baird Bay

| near-sw = Baird Bay (body of water)

| near-w = Sceale Bay
Baird Bay (body of water)

| near-nw = Sceale Bay

| near = Calca

| footnotes = Locations
Adjoining localities

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Calca is a small township around {{convert|20|km}} south-east of Streaky Bay, on the southern border of the Calpatanna Waterhole Conservation Park, Eyre Peninsula.

The land was occupied by James Baird (for whom nearby Baird Bay was named), calling it "Kolka" (Aboriginal for 'stars'). Baird, also referred to as Henry Baird, was killed by Aborigines in 1850.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96752252 |title=Murder of Baird and Bairds Bay |newspaper=Port Lincoln Times (SA : 1927 - 1954) |location=SA |date=14 November 1940 |accessdate=14 February 2016 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} A pastoral lease was held by Adam Borthwick from 10 February 1856 (lease no. 554).{{cite web|url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/c/c1.htm#calca|title=Manning placenames|author=Geoffrey H. Manning|publisher=State Library of South Australia|accessdate=17 July 2015}}

The postcode for Calca is 5671.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Calca had a population of 9 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id= SSC40201 |name= Calca |accessdate=7 June 2018|quick=on}}

Calca is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Streaky Bay.