Campaspe, Queensland

Campaspe is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Campaspe had a population of 123 people.[1]

Campaspe
Queensland
Campaspe
Coordinates20.5919°S 145.9777°E / -20.5919; 145.9777 (Campaspe (centre of locality))
Population123 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.02318/km2 (0.06005/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4820
Area5,305.3 km2 (2,048.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Campaspe:
Basalt Black Jack Seventy Mile
Homestead Campaspe Seventy Mile
Pentland Llanarth Llanarth

Balfes Creek is a very small town within the locality.[3]

History

The former railway station of Balfes Creek, on the Great Northern railway line, which was opened in 1884, was in the locality. A 1,132 metres (3,714 ft) crossing loop is located in the immediate vicinity.[4]

In 1942 work started on the construction of an airfield at Balfes Creek for defence purposes. An earth strip running parallel to the road and railway was cleared and levelled, but defence priorities changed and it was never sealed.[5]

In the 2016 census Campaspe had a population of 123 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Campaspe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Campaspe – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49793)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Balfes Creek". Charters Towers Regional Council. 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. "Mount Isa System Information Pack - Page 12" (PDF). Queensland Rail. October 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. "Balfes Creek RAAF Landing Ground". Queensland Government. 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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