Caldervale, Queensland
| Caldervale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Caldervale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°55′22″S 146°49′27″E / 24.9227°S 146.8241°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 16 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4478 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,936.8 km2 (1,133.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Blackall-Tambo Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Caldervale is a rural locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Caldervale had a population of 16 people.[3]
Geography[edit]
The ridge of the Great Dividing Range passes through Caldervale and creates a drainage divide. The north and south of the locality are within the Warrego River drainage basin which becomes part of the Murray-Darling basin which enters the Southern Ocean at Lake Alexandrina in South Australia. The west of the locality is within the Cooper Creek drainage basin which ultimately ends at Lake Eyre. The east of the locality is within the Fitzroy River drainage basin which flows into the Coral Sea south of Rockhampton.[4] The Pluto Timber Reserve is in the east of the locality.[4]
History[edit]
In March 1881, the Caldervale pastoral station of 25 square miles (65 km2) was forfeited by its previous owner and sold to J. & R. Winton.[5]
Malta Provisional School opened in 1881 and closed in 1883.[6] Malta is the name of the parish[7] and a pastoral property in the west of Caldervale.[8] When it was sold by Joseph Henry Hoddinott to Edward Goddard Blume in 1924, the Caldervale pastoral station had an area of 430 square miles (1,100 km2) and carried 2,000 head of cattle.[9]
In 1934, the cattle station was quarantined due to an outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia among the cattle.[10]
In 2014, Caldervale station, along with other pastoral properties owned by the Hughes family, became certified for its organic Wagyu beef production.[11]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Caldervale had a population of 11 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Caldervale had a population of 16 people.[3]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Caldervale. Tambo State School is neighbouring Tambo to the east provides primary schooling and secondary schooling to Year 10, but, given the size of Caldervale, it may too distant from some parts of the locality for a daily commute. Also, there is no nearby school offering secondary schooling to year 12. For both reasons, other options include distance education and boarding school.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Caldervale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Caldervale – locality in Blackall-Tambo Region (entry 47059)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Caldervale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Sale of Forfeited Runs". The Queenslander. Vol. XIX, no. 290. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1881. p. 309. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Malta – parish in Blackall-Tambo Region (entry 20734)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "BIG STATION DEAL". The Daily Mail. No. 6861. Queensland, Australia. 22 February 1924. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PLEURO-PNEUMONIA OUTBREAK". Sunday Mail. No. 595. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1934. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Hudson, Sarah (4 January 2017). "Lake Nash Station: Hughes family follows organic Wagyu dream". The Weekly Times. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Caldervale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links[edit]
- Queensland Survey Office (1912). [Selection plans] : to be open for selection at the Land Office, Tambo, on Thursday, 12th December, 1912: Sketch map of portions 1 to 4, Parish of Malta, portion 1, Parish of Valetta (Stockade Creek), portion 1, Parish of Berkshire and portion 1, Parish of Caldervale, O.L. 43 to 47, County of Nive. Queensland Government.—shows the location of the Caldervale pastoral lease and homestead in 1912