Calliope is a town located in Central Queensland,
Australia. It is located near the 'cross-roads' of the
Bruce Highway and the Dawson Highway, 20
kilometres (12 mi) SSW of the port city of
Gladstone. At the 2011 census, Calliope had a
population of 3,058.

Calliope is reputedly named after the ship
Calliope, which brought the Governor of New
South Wales, Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy to Port
Curtis in 1854. Industries of the town and
surrounds since that time have included gold
mining, beef, timber, and more recently heavy
industry (Aluminium, Coal, LNG), shipping and
tourism.