| Type: | suburb |
| Eatons Hill | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.3408°N 152.9361°W |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
| Pop: | 7822 |
| Postcode: | 4037 |
| Area: | 8.9 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 8.0 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Strathpine |
| Dist2: | 20.8 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Brisbane CBD |
| Lga: | City of Moreton Bay |
| Stategov: | Everton |
| Fedgov: | Dickson |
| Near-N: | Warner |
| Near-Ne: | Brendale |
| Near-E: | Albany Creek |
| Near-Se: | Albany Creek |
| Near-S: | Bunya |
| Near-Sw: | Draper |
| Near-W: | Clear Mountain |
| Near-Nw: | Cashmere |
Eatons Hill is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Eatons Hill had a population of 7,822 people. Its postcode is 4037.
South Pine River forms most of the southern boundary of the suburb. Cashs Crossing is a neighbourhood in the east of the suburb (-27.3418°N 152.9611°W). It takes its name from the crossing point over the South Pine River and was named after James and Mary Cash, who settled near the crossing point.[2] South Pine Road now crosses the river at that point via a bridge.[3]
Bunya Crossing is another ford across the South Pine River in the south of the locality (-27.3529°N 152.9481°W). It takes its name from the Kabi language word "Bonyi" or "Bunyi" referring to the Bunya pine (Araucaria bidwillii).[4] It is at the southern end of Bunya Crossing Road and does not have a bridge.
Eatons Hill is in the east of suburb (-27.3393°N 152.9566°W) near Cashs Crossing rising to .[5] [6]
Eatons Hill is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country.[7]
The area is named after the early pioneer William Eaton, who farmed at Albany Creek from 1874 and was elected as a member of the Pine Shire Council (later renamed Pine Rivers Shire) from 1909 to 1912.[8]
Cashs Crossing at the South Pine River was on the main route from Brisbane to Gympie. In 1891 it was proposed to build a bridge over it.[9] [10] Construction of the bridge had commenced by August 1892.[11] [12] South Pine Bridge was completed in November 1892.[13] It survived the disastrous floods in February 1893 despite three days of great concern.[14]
Residential development began in the early 1970s near the hill situated west of Cash's Crossing where the South Pine Road bridges the river. Eatons Hill generally consists of low-density residential housing with acreage properties in the western portions. Residential development proceeded westward during the late 1990s.[15]
Eatons Hill State School opened on 22 January 1998.[16]
In the, Eatons Hill recorded a population of 7,993 people, 50.4% female and 49.6% male. The median age of the Eatons Hill population was 34 years, 3 years below the national median of 37. 78.3% of people living in Eatons Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 3.5%, South Africa 2.2%, Scotland 0.6%, India 0.5%.c 91.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Afrikaans, 0.6% Italian, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% German, 0.3% Hindi.
In the, Eatons Hill had a population of 7,973 people.
In the, Eatons Hill had a population of 7,822 people.
Eatons Hill State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Marylin Terrace (-27.3354°N 152.956°W).[17] [18] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1095 students with 79 teachers (68 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).[19] It includes a special education program.[20]
There is no secondary school in Eatons Hill. The nearest government secondary school is Albany Creek State High School in neighbouring Albany Creek to the south-east.
Eatons Hill is serviced by Transport for Brisbane bus routes 338, 357 and 359.
