| Type: | suburb |
| Calavos | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -24.9352°N 152.4297°W |
| Pop: | 359 |
| Postcode: | 4670 |
| Area: | 42.7 |
| Dist1: | 14.1 |
| Dir1: | SE |
| Location1: | Bundaberg CBD |
| Dist2: | 110 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Hervey Bay |
| Dist3: | 369 |
| Dir3: | N |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Bundaberg Region |
| Stategov: | Burnett |
| Fedgov: | Hinkler |
| Near-N: | Woongarra |
| Near-Ne: | Elliott Heads |
| Near-E: | Elliott Heads |
| Near-Se: | Coonarr |
| Near-S: | Kinkuna |
| Near-Sw: | Alloway |
| Near-W: | Alloway |
| Near-Nw: | Woongarra |
Calavos is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Calavos had a population of 359 people.
Calavos is low-lying farming land to the south of the city of Bundaberg. The Elliott River forms its southern boundary and the locality is well-watered by a number of creeks that are tributaries of the river. The predominant land use is growing sugarcane; there is a network of cane tramways to carry the harvest to the sugar mills.
There is a prawn farm operating on the northern bank of the river. Established in 1996, it produced its first harvest of black tiger prawns in 1997.[2]
In the, Calavos had a population of 331 people.
In the, Calavos had a population of 359 people.
There are no schools in Calavos. The nearest government primary schools are:[3]
The nearest government secondary schools are Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg South to the north-west and Kepnock State High School in Kepnock to the north.
Joseph Coonan Lookout is in the Fallon Rocks Reserve on Fallon Rocks Road by the Elliott River (-24.9519°N 152.4583°W).[4] It is near the site of one of the first fishing huts along the bank of the Elliott River, which was built by Joseph Coonan in the 1920s.[5] [6]