Calavos, Queensland

Suburb of Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia

24°56′07″S 152°25′47″E / 24.9352°S 152.4297°E / -24.9352; 152.4297Population331 (2016 census)^[1] • Density7.752/km² (20.08/sq mi)Postcode(s)4670Area42.7 km² (16.5 sq mi)Location

15.3 km (10 mi) SE of Bundaberg
361 km (224 mi) N of Brisbane

LGA(s)Bundaberg RegionState electorate(s)Burnett Federal division(s)Hinkler

Suburbs around Calavos:
Woongarra	Woongarra	Elliott Heads
Alloway	Calavos	Elliott Heads
Alloway	Kinkuna	Coonarr

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

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

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