| Eidsvold West Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Eidsvold West | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°22′34″S150°41′24″E / 25.3761°S 150.69°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 85 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.03059/km2 (0.0792/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4627 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,779.0 km2 (1,073.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Eidsvold West is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Eidsvold West had a population of 85 people. [1]
As the name suggests, the locality is west of the town of Eidsvold. [3]
There are two mountains in the south-east of the locality:
The Eidsvold–Theodore Road (State Route 73) runs through the locality from east (Eidsvold) to west (Cracow). [7]
There are several state forests with the locality. Apart from these, the land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation. [3]
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 the Norwegian constitution was signed in 1814. [2] Although originally from Scotland, the Archer family immigrated to Norway prior to immigrating to Queensland. [8]
In the 2016 census, Eidsvold West had a population of 68 people. [9]
In the 2021 census, Eidsvold West had a population of 85 people. [1]
There are no schools in Eidsvold West. The nearest government primary and secondary school (to Year 12) is Eidsvold State School in Eidsvold to the east. However, the western parts of the locality might be too distant for a daily commute and other options would be distance education and boarding school. [3]
Eidsvold is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is the self-proclaimed Beef Capital of the Burnett and is a hub for the regional cattle industry. In the 2021 census, the locality of Eidsvold had a population of 538 people.
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Eidsvold–Theodore Road is a continuous 143.7 kilometres (89.3 mi) road route in the North Burnett and Banana regions of Queensland, Australia. The entire route is signed as State Route 73. It is a state-controlled district road rated as a local road of regional significance.
