Calavos is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Calavos had a population of 359 people.

Geography

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.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Calavos had a population of 331 people.

In the 2021 census, Calavos had a population of 359 people.

Education

There are no schools in Calavos. The nearest government primary schools are:

• Alloway State School in neighbouring Alloway to the west
• Thabeban State School in Thabeban to the north-west
• Woongarra State School in neighbouring Woongarra to the north
• Elliott Heads State School in neighbouring Elliott Heads to the east

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.

Attractions

Joseph Coonan Lookout is in the Fallon Rocks Reserve on Fallon Rocks Road by the Elliott River (24°57′07″S 152°27′30″E / 24.9519°S 152.4583°E / -24.9519; 152.4583 (Joseph Coonan Lookout)). 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.