Callide, Queensland

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

Callide
Queensland
Callide
Coordinates24.3011°S 150.4624°E / -24.3011; 150.4624
Population86 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.854/km2 (2.212/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4715
Area100.7 km2 (38.9 sq mi)
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

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

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Callide (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. "Callide – town in Shire of Banana (entry 5754)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "Callide – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49539)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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