Callide, Queensland

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Callide
Queensland
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Population 86 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 0.942/km2 (2.440/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4715
Area 91.3 km2 (35.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Banana
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Localities around Callide:
Jambin Jambin Dumgree
Jambin Callide Dumgree
Orange Creek Dakenba Mount Murchison

Callide is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Callide had a population of 86 people.[1]

Geography

The Dawson Highway enters the locality from the east (Dumgree) and exits to the south-east (Mount Murchison); it does not pass through or near the town.[4]

The Moura railway line enters the locality from the west (Jambin), passes through the town, and exits the locality to the south (Dakenba).[4] Historically, the town was served by the Callide railway station (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.), but it is now abandoned.[5]

The town of Callide is the south-west of the locality on the boundary with Jambin near the railway station. It has had little development.[4]

The land use is a mix of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.[4]

History

The town takes its name from the creek and pastoral run, originally used by pioneer pastoralist Charles Archer in 1853, who possibly intended to use the Greek word "kalos" meaning good, as a description of the country, which was corrupted to "Calleide" on a later survey.[2]

Callide Provisional School opened on 24 November 1925. On 1 June 1927, it became Callide State School. It closed in 1971.[6] It was on Callide Road (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[7] Although it is within the town of Callide, it is within the present-day boundaries of the neighbouring locality of Jambin.[4]

Callide Bridge State School opened 10 June 1929, but had a number of name changes in 1929 including Melton and Raeworth before becoming Raedon State School. It closed in 1959.[6][8] It was at 11 Teys Road (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.),[9] now within Biloela but on the locality boundary with Dakenba.[4]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Callide had a population of 86 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Callide. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Murchison State School in neighbouring Mount Murchison to the south-east and Biloela State School in Biloela to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela.[4]

References

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