Calcium, Queensland

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Calcium
Queensland
Calcium is located in Queensland
Calcium
Calcium
Coordinates19°39′46″S 146°46′50″E / 19.6627°S 146.7805°E / -19.6627; 146.7805 (Calcium (centre of locality))
Population12 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.092/km2 (0.238/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4816
Area130.5 km2 (50.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)City of Townsville
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Calcium:
Granite Vale Woodstock Woodstock
Granite Vale Calcium Woodstock
Reid River Reid River Reid River

Calcium is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Calcium had a population of 12 people.[1]

Geography

Manton is a neighbourhood within the locality (19°39′00″S 146°50′00″E / 19.65°S 146.8333°E / -19.65; 146.8333 (Manton)).[3]

There are a number of mountains in the locality:

History

The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991.[2] It was presumably named after the now-abandoned Calcium railway station (19°40′32″S 146°50′05″E / 19.6756°S 146.8348°E / -19.6756; 146.8348 (Calcium railway station)) on the Great Northern railway,[8] which had been named prior to 1914 after the calcium-bearing lime that was mined in the area.[9][10]

Manton takes its name from the now-abandoned Manton railway station (19°39′26″S 146°50′03″E / 19.6573°S 146.8341°E / -19.6573; 146.8341 (Manton railway station)), which takes its name from a pioneer farmer.[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Calcium had a population of 21 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Calcium had a population of 12 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Calcium (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Calcium – locality in City of Townsville (entry 49498)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Manton – locality unbounded in City of Townsville (entry 20848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Brown Mountain – mountain in Charters Towers Regional (entry 4747)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Black Mountain – mountain in City of Townsville (entry 2898)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Flagstone – peak in City of Townsville (entry 12678)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Calcium – railway station in the City of Townsville (entry 5709)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  9. ^ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2454. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Calcium North". Queensland Minerals. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Calcium (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata