Kalkie, Queensland

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Kalkie
Bundaberg,  Queensland
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Kalkie State School (1994)
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Kalkie
Coordinates 24°50′44″S152°23′09″E / 24.8455°S 152.3858°E / -24.8455; 152.3858 (Kalkie (centre of suburb))
Population2,692 (2016 census (suburb)) [1]
 • Density292.6/km2 (758/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4670
Area9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s) Bundaberg
Federal division(s) Hinkler
Suburbs around Kalkie:
Gooburrum Rubyanna Rubyanna
Bundaberg North Kalkie Rubyanna
Bundaberg East Ashfield Windermere

Kalkie is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Kalkie had a population of 2,692 people. [1]

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Geography

Kalkie is bounded to the west by the Burnett River. [3]

The Bundaberg-Bargara Road runs through from west to east, and the Bundaberg-Port Road runs along the southern boundary. [4]

History

Kalkie State School opened on 11 February 1878. [5]

A Primitive Methodist church was built at South Kalkie in 1878. Thirty years later it was relocated to Seaview Road, Bargara. [6]

A Primitive Methodist church was built in Kalkie on Sunday 4 August 1878. [7] It was sold many years later. [6]

St Luke's Anglican School opened in 1994. [5]

In the 2011 census, Kalkie had a population of 2,410 people. [8]

In the 2016 census, Kalkie had a population of 2,692 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Kalkie has a number of heritage-listed properties, including:

Education

Kalkie State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Bargara Road ( 24°50′47″S152°23′51″E / 24.8464°S 152.3974°E / -24.8464; 152.3974 (Kalkie State School) ). [10] [11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 235 students with 22 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). [12] It includes a special education program. [10]

St Luke's Anglican School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 4 Mezger Street ( 24°51′09″S152°23′06″E / 24.8526°S 152.3849°E / -24.8526; 152.3849 (St Luke's Anglican School) ). [10] [13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 717 students with 58 teachers (56 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff (35 full-time equivalent). [12]

There is no government secondary school in Kalkie. The nearest government secondary school is Kepnock State High School in Kepnock to the south. [3]

Kalkie inspired the iconic Australian song, Sounds of Then (This is Australia), by Gang Gajang. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kalkie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Kalkie – suburb in Bundaberg Region (entry 50195)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Google (3 November 2023). "Kalkie, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. 1 2 Methodist Church of Australasia. Bundaberg Circuit (1925), Jubilee souvenir 1875-1925, The Church, retrieved 30 August 2021
  7. ↑ "OLD MEMORIES REVIVED". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser . No. 3695. Queensland, Australia. 6 February 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 2 September 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kalkie". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 November 2015. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. ↑ "Kalkie State School (entry 600971)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Kalkie State School". Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. 1 2 "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "St Luke's Anglican School". Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ↑ Ongley, Christina (22 October 2014). "Bundy-inspired song evokes the Sounds of Then". Bundaberg NewsMail . Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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