Calvert, Queensland

Calvert is a rural town and locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Calvert had a population of 313 people.[1]

Calvert
Ipswich, Queensland
Houses and paddocks along Waters Road, 2015
Calvert
Coordinates27.665°S 152.5186°E / -27.665; 152.5186 (Calvert (town centre))
Population313 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density7.081/km2 (18.34/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4340
Area44.2 km2 (17.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Calvert:
Grandchester Woolshed The Bluff
Grandchester Calvert Lanefield
Grandchester Lower Mount Walker Lower Mount Walker

Geography

The Main Line railway passes through Calvert as does Western Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River. A 2014 flood mapping study of the Western Creek catchment has provided more reliable flood information to residents and landowners.[4] In the northern extents elevations rise to 340 metres above sea level around Mount Grandchester No. 2. which is part of the Little Liverpool Range. The landscape in the southern parts of Calvert is mostly used for agriculture.

History

The district has been known by many names over the years: McKeons, Western Creek from 1877, Alfred from 1887, and then Calvert from 9 March 1931.[5]

Alfred State School opened on 11 March 1872. In 1910 it was renamed Calvert State School. It closed in 1972.[6]

In the 2016 census the locality of Calvert had a population of 313 people.[1]

Sport

There is a paintball centre in Cummings Road. It hosts the Queensland Cup and Queensland Classic paintball tournament series as well as the Tac War scenario events.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Calvert (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Calvert – town in City of Ipswich (entry 48147)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Calvert – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 45093)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. Brian Bennion (27 November 2014). "New flood mapping study of Grandchester and Calvert". The Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. "Suburb and Place Names". Ipswich City Council. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Tac Ops Paintball Brisbane - Best Paintballing in Queensland". www.tacopspaintball.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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