Calcium, Queensland

Calcium is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Calcium had a population of 21 people.[1]

Calcium
Queensland
Calcium is located in Queensland
Calcium
Calcium
Coordinates19.6627°S 146.7805°E / -19.6627; 146.7805 (Calcium (centre of locality))
Population21 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.161/km2 (0.417/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

Geography

Manton is a neighbourhood within the locality (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 (19.6756°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 (19.6573°S 146.8341°E / -19.6573; 146.8341 (Manton railway station)), which takes its name from a pioneer farmer.[3]

In the 2016 census, Calcium had a population of 21 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Calcium (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Calcium – locality in City of Townsville (entry 49498)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Manton – locality unbounded in City of Townsville (entry 20848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "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.
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