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
Coordinates19.6627°S 146.7805°E / -19.6627; 146.7805
Population21 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.151/km2 (0.391/sq mi)
Area139.2 km2 (53.7 sq mi)
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

History

The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991.[2] It was presumably named after the Calcium railway station on the Great Northern railway,[3] which had been named prior to 1914 after the calcium-bearing lime that was mined in the area.[4][5]

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 16 November 2018.
  3. "Calcium - railway station in the City of Townsville (entry 5709)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander (2454). Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 18 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Calcium North". Queensland Minerals. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.


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