Calavos, Queensland

Calavos is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Calavos had a population of 331 people.[1]

Calavos Queensland
Calavos
Coordinates	24.9352°S 152.4297°E
Population	331 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	7.752/km^2 (20.08/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4670
Area	42.7 km^2 (16.5 sq mi)
Location	15.3 km (10 mi) SE of Bundaberg 361 km (224 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)	Burnett
Federal Division(s)	Hinkler
Suburbs around Calavos: Woongarra Woongarra Elliott Heads Alloway Calavos Elliott Heads Alloway Kinkuna Coonarr

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.[3]

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.[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Calavos (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Calavos – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44700)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "About us". Bundaberg Prawn Farm. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

Further reading

• Anderson, Ben; Alloway State School Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Committee (1961). Historical record of the Elliott District development comprising Alloway, Calavos, Clayton and Elliott. Bundaberg.