# Calivil

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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox Australian place 
| type = town
| name     = Calivil
| state    = vic
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| lga      = Shire of Loddon
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| postcode = 3473<ref>{{Cite web |title=3473 Postcode - Australia Post |url=https://auspost.com.au/postcode/3473 |access-date=19 April 2025|website=Australia Post}}</ref>  
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| pop       = 178
| pop_year                 = {{CensusAU|2021}}
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| stategov = [Bendigo East](/source/Electoral_district_of_Bendigo_East)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interactive Map |url=https://maps.vec.vic.gov.au/|access-date=19 April 2025 |website=maps.vec.vic.gov.au}}</ref>
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'''Calivil''' is a locality in the [Shire of Loddon](/source/Shire_of_Loddon), [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), [Australia](/source/Australia). At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Calivil had a population of 178.<ref name="abs"/>

== History ==
Calivil was established as a farming settlement in Loddon district during the 1860s and 1870s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Calivil {{!}} Victorian Places |url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/calivil |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=www.victorianplaces.com.au}}</ref> Although not situated on any major railway or road, its growth was supported by its position between the Waranga Western and Pyramid No. 1 water channels. Irrigation infrastructure played a significant role in shaping the area. The locality is interlaced with water channels, facilitating agricultural development. The name "Calivil" is believed to be derived from an [Aboriginal](/source/Aboriginal_Australians) word meaning "musk duck".<ref name=":0" /> 

Schools were established in Calivil and Calivil North in 1878 and operated until the 1950s, when local education consolidated in nearby [Dingee](/source/Dingee).<ref name=":0" /> A major turning point came with the completion of the Waranga Western Channel to the [Loddon River](/source/Loddon_River) in the early 1920s, which boosted agricultural productivity and supported population growth. The local Anglican community, initially holding services in the community hall, eventually raised funds to relocate a disused church building from [Neilborough](/source/Neilborough) to serve as their place of worship.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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{{Towns in Loddon Shire}}

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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)
Category:Shire of Loddon

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