Calavos, Queensland

Calavos is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, 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, Calavos had a population of 331 people.

In the, Calavos had a population of 359 people.

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

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.
 * 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

Attractions
Joseph Coonan Lookout is in the Fallon Rocks Reserve on Fallon Rocks Road by the Elliott River (-24.9519°N, 152.4583°W). 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.