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26-1211: Download coordinates as: Callemondah is a coastal suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region , Queensland , Australia. It contains the Port of Gladstone . In the 2021 census , Callemondah had a population of 30 people. The Calliope River forms the south-western boundary of the suburb before flowing north through the suburb into the bay ( 23°48′59″S 151°13′37″E  /  23.8163°S 151.2269°E  / -23.8163; 151.2269  ( Calliope River (mouth) ) ) of Port Curtis ( 23°49′05″S 151°15′20″E  /  23.8181°S 151.2556°E  / -23.8181; 151.2556  ( Port Curtis ) ). Auckland Inlet ( 23°49′56″S 151°15′07″E  /  23.8322°S 151.2519°E  / -23.8322; 151.2519  ( Auckland Inlet ) ) forms its eastern boundary separating it from Gladstone Central . Auckland Creek flows into Auckland Inlet ( 23°52′00″S 151°14′00″E  /  23.8666°S 151.2333°E  / -23.8666; 151.2333  ( Auckland Creek (mouth) ) ). Offshore are

52-470: A New South Wales area), meaning plenty of hills . In the 2016 census , Callemondah had a population of 18 people. In the 2021 census , Callemondah had a population of 30 people. There are no schools in Callemondah. The nearest government primary schools are Gladstone Central State School in neighbouring Gladstone Central to the east and Gladstone West State School in neighbouring West Gladstone to

78-527: A branch of Auckland Creek it runs north-west, passing the Gladstone Power Station and crossing the Calliope River and its anabranch , before entering Yarwun . The road continues north-west as Hanson Road until it comes to an intersection with Landing Road, where it changes to Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road. This soon turns south-west and crosses the railway line as it enters Aldoga . It follows

104-580: A larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and

130-530: A rock and concrete wall. The lake receives stormwater run-off from the roofs and streets of the local area. In 1999 barramundi fingerlings were first introduced into the lake. As the fish mature, they are able to migrate into Auckland Inlet and beyond. Up to 2,800 new fingerlings are added to the lake each year. By tagging the fish, it has been established most of the mature fish stay in the Gladstone area, but one has been found up 36 kilometres (22 mi) away in

156-740: Is a boat ramp and floating walkway ( 23°49′44″S 151°14′26″E  /  23.8288°S 151.2405°E  / -23.8288; 151.2405  ( Gladstone Marina boat ramp ) ). It is managed by the Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited. There is a boat ramp and floating walkway off Hanson Road near the Gladstone Power Station providing access to the Calliope River ( 23°50′48″S 151°12′46″E  /  23.8466°S 151.2127°E  / -23.8466; 151.2127  ( Powerhouse boat ramp ) ). It

182-776: Is a slightly longer alternative to the Bruce Highway. It leaves the Bruce Highway at Benaraby and follows the Gladstone–Benaraby Road north. In South Gladstone it turns west on Philip Street and then north on Glenlyon Road, which soon becomes Glenlyon Street. It passes the north-eastern end of the Dawson Highway in Gladstone Central and then turns west as Hanson Road. This runs generally west until it reaches Yarwun, where it changes to Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road, which continues south-west, west, and north-west until it reaches

208-534: Is linked by a bridge across the Auckland Inlet to Gladstone Central. As the name suggests, the campus is adjacent to the Gladstone Marina. Lake Callemondah is an artificial lake ( 23°51′32″S 151°13′57″E  /  23.8590°S 151.2324°E  / -23.8590; 151.2324  ( Lake Callemondah ) ) at the end of Joe Joseph Drive. It is adjacent to Auckland Inlet but separated from it by

234-476: Is managed by the Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited. There are a number of parks in the suburb, including: Powerhouse Lookout is at the top of Jeff Ringland Drive ( 23°51′19″S 151°13′36″E  /  23.8554°S 151.2267°E  / -23.8554; 151.2267  ( Powerhouse Lookout ) ). [REDACTED] Media related to Callemondah, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are

260-674: Is signed as State Route 58. Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road (number 181) is a state-controlled regional road. As part of State Route 58 it provides an alternate route between Mount Larcom and Benaraby . It is also part of the shortest route from Gladstone to the north of the state. The Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road commences as Glenlyon Street at an intersection with the Dawson Highway in Gladstone Central . It runs north-west, becoming Hanson Road, turning west and then south-west before crossing Auckland Creek into Callemondah . After crossing

286-552: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Gladstone%E2%80%93Mount Larcom Road Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road is a continuous 32.1 kilometres (19.9 mi) road route in the Gladstone region of Queensland , Australia. The route

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312-456: Is the largest powerhouse in Queensland, railway servicing facilities and numerous other industrial businesses. The Callemondah railway station and its associated marshalling yards are located on the southern boundary of the suburb ( 23°51′56″S 151°13′36″E  /  23.8656°S 151.2266°E  / -23.8656; 151.2266  ( Callemondah railway station ) ). It is on

338-638: The Boyne River . Calliope River Sewage Treatment Plant is on Hansen Road ( 23°50′42″S 151°13′15″E  /  23.8450°S 151.2208°E  / -23.8450; 151.2208  ( Calliope River Sewage Treatment Plant ) ). The treated wastewater is either recycled or discharged into the Calliope River. Gladstone Marina is a 51.4-hectare (127-acre) marina at Alf O'Rourke Drive ( 23°49′51″S 151°14′41″E  /  23.8307°S 151.2446°E  / -23.8307; 151.2446  ( Gladstone Marina ) ). It has 320 mooring berths. Nearby

364-987: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In

390-813: The North Coast railway line , the Moura railway line , the Blackwater railway line and a number private rail lines within Callemondah servicing various industrial facilities. Gladstone Power House railway station is on the North Coast line to the immediate east of the Gladstone Powerhouse ( 23°51′13″S 151°13′16″E  /  23.8537°S 151.2211°E  / -23.8537; 151.2211  ( Gladstone Power House railway station ) ). Clinton railway station (formerly known as Golding railway station ) serves

416-612: The 628-ton barque Lord Auckland which was built in Calcutta in 1836. The ship stranded on a shoal in Port Curtis on 25 January 1847, but was refloated and repaired in a creek, now known as Auckland Creek. Auckland Inlet is also named after the barque. The suburb takes its name from the railway station which was assigned in August 1967 by Queensland Railways Department to their locomotive servicing facility, using an Aboriginal word (probably from

442-425: The Bruce Highway at Mount Larcom. Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road is fully sealed. It has a distance of about 890 metres (970 yd) with an incline greater than 5%. The area where Gladstone now stands was the site of a short-lived convict settlement in 1847. In 1853 a new town was surveyed, and the next year a government agent was appointed, resulting in an influx of free settlers as land became available throughout

468-502: The Clinton coal loading wharf in the north of the suburb ( 23°49′43″S 151°13′54″E  /  23.8285°S 151.2318°E  / -23.8285; 151.2318  ( Clinton railway station ) ). The Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road runs through from east to west. In January 1847 Colonel George Barney led a settlement party from Sydney to Port Curtis to establish the short-lived Colony of North Australia . They travelled in

494-697: The current route. Mount Larcom pastoral run was established as a sheep station in 1855, and the Targinia run, in Targinnie to the east, opened in 1863 and became a fruit farm, later adding sheep to its products. After several years of armed conflict with Aboriginal people, closer settlement began in the Mount Larcom district, with the first school opening in 1882. The railway line from Gladstone to Rockhampton opened in 1903, and schools were opened in Targinnie and Yarwun in 1902 and 1906 respectively. Both before and after

520-504: The cutting of tracks suitable for wheeled vehicles from the commercial centres to the properties. One such track was the forerunner of the Dawson Highway, while others formed the basis of what eventually became the Bruce Highway. Until the forerunner of the Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road was built, with its four bridges, the shortest route from Gladstone to Mount Larcom was via Calliope , about 30 kilometres (19 miles) further than

546-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which

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572-645: The following islands and rocks: and the following passages: The land use is predominantly industrial with a number of coal port facilities with associated stockpiles at the Port of Gladstone ( 23°49′13″S 151°14′33″E  /  23.8202°S 151.2425°E  / -23.8202; 151.2425  ( Port of Gladstone ) ), the NRG Gladstone Powerhouse ( 23°51′06″S 151°13′08″E  /  23.8516°S 151.2190°E  / -23.8516; 151.2190  ( Gladstone Powerhouse ) ) which

598-509: The names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,

624-532: The railway line to the west through Aldoga and then parallels it north-west along the south-western boundary before meeting the Bruce Highway in Mount Larcom. Targinnie lies just north of the road, and West Stowe lies to the south. Land uses along this road include residential, industrial and rural, including some areas of native vegetation. State Route 58 follows a number of separately named roads from Benaraby to Gladstone, and from Gladstone to Mount Larcom. It

650-547: The region. The first school opened in 1861, and the town became a Municipality in 1863. Development was slow until 1893 when a meatworks was established. The railway line arrived in 1897. In January 1854, the New South Wales government proclaimed two new districts: Port Curtis (based on Gladstone) and Leichhardt (later renamed Fitzroy, based on Rockhampton). This released vast amounts of good grazing land for selection. Pastoral runs were soon taken up in these areas, leading to

676-441: The south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Gladstone State High School in neighbouring West Gladstone to the south-east. Central Queensland University operates its Gladstone Marina campus on Bryan Jordan Drive in the north-east tip of Callemondah ( 23°50′08″S 151°14′55″E  /  23.8356°S 151.2487°E  / -23.8356; 151.2487  ( Central Queensland University campus ) ), which

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