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Suburb of City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia| Calcium Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Calcium | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°39′46″S 146°46′50″E / 19.6627°S 146.7805°E / -19.6627; 146.7805 (Calcium (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 12 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.092/km (0.238/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4816 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 130.5 km (50.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Calcium is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Calcium had a population of 12 people.
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)).
There are a number of mountains in the locality:
- Brown Mountain at 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level (19°43′00″S 146°48′00″E / 19.7166°S 146.8°E / -19.7166; 146.8 (Brown Mountain))
- Black Mountain at 418 metres (1,371 ft) above sea level (19°41′00″S 146°46′00″E / 19.6833°S 146.7666°E / -19.6833; 146.7666 (Black Mountain))
- Flagstone at 591 metres (1,939 ft) above sea level (19°36′29″S 146°44′43″E / 19.6080°S 146.7452°E / -19.6080; 146.7452 (Flagstone))
History
The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991. 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, which had been named prior to 1914 after the calcium-bearing lime that was mined in the area.
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.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Calcium had a population of 21 people.
In the 2021 census, Calcium had a population of 12 people.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Calcium (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Calcium – locality in City of Townsville (entry 49498)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Manton – locality unbounded in City of Townsville (entry 20848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Brown Mountain – mountain in Charters Towers Regional (entry 4747)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Black Mountain – mountain in City of Townsville (entry 2898)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Flagstone – peak in City of Townsville (entry 12678)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Calcium – railway station in the City of Townsville (entry 5709)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "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.
- "Calcium North". Queensland Minerals. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Calcium (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
