Calcium, Queensland

Calcium is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the, Calcium had a population of 12 people.

Geography
Manton is a neighbourhood within the locality (-19.65°N, 146.8333°W).

There are a number of mountains in the locality:


 * Brown Mountain at 600 m above sea level (-19.7166°N, 146.8°W)
 * Black Mountain at 418 m above sea level (-19.6833°N, 146.7666°W)
 * Flagstone at 591 m above sea level (-19.608°N, 146.7452°W)

History
The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991. It was presumably named after the now-abandoned Calcium railway station (-19.6756°N, 146.8348°W) on the Great Northern railway, which had been named prior to 1914 after the calcium-bearing lime that was mined in the area.

Manton takes its name from the now-abandoned Manton railway station (-19.6573°N, 146.8341°W), which takes its name from a pioneer farmer.

Demographics
In the, Calcium had a population of 21 people.

In the, Calcium had a population of 12 people.