Callide, Queensland
| Callide Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Callide | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°18′04″S 150°27′45″E / 24.3011°S 150.4624°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 80 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4715 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 100.7 km2 (38.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Callide is a town and a locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
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]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Callide (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Callide – town in Shire of Banana (entry 5754)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Callide – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49539)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
