Kalkadoon, Queensland

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Kalkadoon
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Kalkadoon
Kalkadoon, Queensland
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Coordinates: 20°40′21″S139°29′15″E / 20.6726°S 139.4875°E / -20.6726; 139.4875 (Kalkadoon (centre of suburb))
Country Australia
State Queensland
City Mount Isa
LGA
Location
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Area
 • Total
6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total27 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density4.15/km2 (10.76/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4825
Suburbs around Kalkadoon
Mount Isa (locality) Mount Isa (locality) Mount Isa (locality)
Mount Isa (locality) Kalkadoon Mount Isa (locality)
Mount Isa (locality) Soldiers Hill Lanskey

Kalkadoon is a suburb of the town of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Kalkadoon had a population of 27 people. [1]

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Geography

The Leichhardt River flows north-south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River). [3] [4] Kalkadoon is a "mineside" suburb. [5]

History

Despite the name, the Kalkadoon State High School was in the Mount Isa suburb of Pioneer. [6] [7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kalkadoon had a population of 29 people. [8]

In the 2021 census, Kalkadoon had a population of 27 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Kalkadoon. The nearest government primary school is Barkly Highway State School in neighbouring Soldiers Hill to the south. [9] The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College which has its junior campus in Parkside to the south and its senior campus in Pioneer to the south-east. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kalkadoon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Kalkadoon – suburb in City of Mount Isa (entry 42461)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mount Isa". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "This Mining Life: Mount Isa, QLD". Mining People International. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  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. ↑ "Campuses". Spinifex State College. 6 April 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kalkadoon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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