Caldervale is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Caldervale had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The ridge of the

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passes through Caldervale and creates a

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. The north and south of the locality are within the Warrego River drainage basin which becomes part of the Murray-Darling basin which enters the

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at Lake Alexandrina in

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. The west of the locality is within the

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drainage basin which ultimately ends at

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. The east of the locality is within the Fitzroy River drainage basin which flows into the

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south of

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. The Pluto Timber Reserve is in the east of the locality.

History

In March 1881, the Caldervale pastoral station of was forfeited by its previous owner and sold to J. & R. Winton. Malta Provisional School opened in 1881 and closed in 1883. Malta is the name of the parish and a pastoral property in the west of Caldervale. When it was sold by Joseph Henry Hoddinott to Edward Goddard Blume in 1924, the Caldervale pastoral station had an area of and carried 2,000 head of cattle. In 1934, the cattle station was quarantined due to an outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia among the cattle. In 2014, Caldervale station, along with other pastoral properties owned by the Hughes family, became certified for its

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production.

Demographics

In the , Caldervale had a population of 11 people. In the , Caldervale had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Caldervale. Tambo State School is neighbouring

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to the east provides primary schooling and secondary schooling to Year 10, but, given the size of Caldervale, it may too distant from some parts of the locality for a daily commute. Also, there is no nearby school offering secondary schooling to year 12. For both reasons, other options include

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and boarding school.

References

External links

* —shows the location of the Caldervale pastoral lease and homestead in 1912 {{Blackall-Tambo Region Blackall-Tambo Region Localities in Queensland