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]
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Calcium Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Calcium | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 19.6627°S 146.7805°E / -19.6627; 146.7805 (Calcium (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 21 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.161/km2 (0.417/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4816 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 130.5 km2 (50.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Manton is a neighbourhood within the locality (19.65°S 146.8333°E / -19.65; 146.8333 (Manton)).[3]
There are a number of mountains in the locality:
The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991.[2] It was presumably named after the now-abandoned Calcium railway station (19.6756°S 146.8348°E / -19.6756; 146.8348 (Calcium railway station)) on the Great Northern railway,[8] which had been named prior to 1914 after the calcium-bearing lime that was mined in the area.[9][10]
Manton takes its name from the now-abandoned Manton railway station (19.6573°S 146.8341°E / -19.6573; 146.8341 (Manton railway station)), which takes its name from a pioneer farmer.[3]
In the 2016 census, Calcium had a population of 21 people.[1]