Business
Calliope
Interacting with Council
Natural Disaster
The locality of Calliope is not usually susceptible to flooding, however the possibility of bushfire is present.
Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre has been identified as the Place of Refuge for this township and is accessible via the Dawson Highway by travelling 24.9km or 23 minutes.
The identified Recovery Hub for Calliope is the Calliope Library and Transaction Centre, Don Cameron Drive.
The township is supported by the local State EmergencyService and Rural Fire Brigade. Queensland Police Service Officer is located within Calliope, as well as Queensland Ambulance Service.
Customer Service Requests
The community of Calliope engaged with Council on the following top 20 topics through customer service requests from 30 June 2021 to 1 July 2022:
|
Customer Service Request Type |
|
|---|---|
|
Request to change address / details |
80 |
|
Development services enquiries |
64 |
|
Repair / Replacement of Wheelie Bin Request |
42 |
|
Water Meter Enquiry/Issues/Reading |
25 |
|
Animal Noise Nuisance - Includes Caged Birds |
23 |
|
Overgrown / Unsightly Private Property Complaint |
20 |
|
Animal Registration Enquiry / Compliance Matter |
18 |
|
SCADA & Radtel Alams System |
18 |
|
Leak on Footpath / Road |
17 |
|
Manhole & Other Sewer Infrastructure Defects |
15 |
|
Overgrown Council Land Requiring Mowing |
15 |
|
Illegal Dumping / Littering Report |
13 |
|
Animal - Cancel Registration |
11 |
|
Building & Plumbing Compliance |
11 |
|
New Initial / Additional Kerbside Collection Levy |
11 |
|
Roaming / Straying Dog or Cat |
11 |
|
Waste Admin Haulage for Transfer Stations |
11 |
|
Collection of Found / Privately Impounded Animal |
10 |
|
Gravel Road Repair (corrugations/stones/ruts/dust) |
9 |
|
Animal - Registration Replacement Tag |
8 |
|
Animal - Update Desexing or Microchip Details |
8 |
|
Obstruction of Footpath -Vehicle / Boat/ Msg Board |
8 |
|
Tree Request and Enquiries on Council Land |
8 |
Rating Arrears
The Calliope’s socio-economic position is slightly higher than the Gladstone Region. The median weekly household income for Calliope is $1,884 compared to $1,693 for the Gladstone Region.
There are 1,998 rateable residential properties and 121 commercial properties.
As at 30 October 2022, Calliope had with 285 residential properties in arrears or 14.3 per cent of residential properties. This figure stayed static between 30 June 2022.
There were nine rateable commercial properties in arrears at 30 June 2022 this number stayed static between 30 June 2022 and 30 October 2022. This means that 7.4 per cent of properties in this category are in arrears.
The total rateable residential properties in Gladstone is 13,008. On average, 15.4 per cent of households have outstanding rate payments.
