Eidsvold East, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Eidsvold East
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.3233°N 151.2538°W
Pop:27
Postcode:4627
Area:376.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:16.5
Dir1:NE
Location1:Eidsvold
Dist2:45.1
Dir2:N
Location2:Mundubbera
Dist3:81.4
Dir3:NW
Location3:Gayndah
Dist4:168
Dir4:WSW
Location4:Bundaberg
Dist5:423
Dir5:NW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Yarrol
Near-Ne:Mungy
Near-E:Branch Creek
Near-Se:Cattle Creek
Near-S:Malmoe
Near-Sw:Grosvenor
Near-W:Eidsvold
Near-Nw:Cynthia
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Eidsvold East is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Eidsvold East had a population of 27 people.

Geography

As the name suggests, Eidsvold East is east of the town of Eidsvold.

The Red Mountain is in the south-east of the locality (-25.3885°N 151.2773°W), rising to above sea level.[2] [3]

The Dalgangal State Forest is a protected area in the north-west of the locality. Apart from it, the land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation.

History

The name Eidsvold is the name of the pastoral run operated in 1847-48 by Thomas Archer and David Archer, using the name of the town in Norway where Norwegian constitution was signed in 1814. Although originally from Scotland, the Archer family immigrated to Norway prior to immigrating to Queensland.

Demographics

In the, Eidsvold East had a population of 20 people.

In the, Eidsvold East had a population of 27 people.

Education

There are no schools in Eidsvold. The nearest government primary schools are Eidsvold State School in neighbouring Eidsvold to the west and Mundubbera State College in Mundubbera to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Eidsvold State School (to Year 12) and Mundubbera State College (to Year 10).

Notes and References

  1. 2 August 2019.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.