Lake Eacham, Queensland

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Lake Eacham
Queensland
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Lake Eacham
Coordinates 17°18′10″S145°38′43″E / 17.3027°S 145.6452°E / -17.3027; 145.6452 Coordinates: 17°18′10″S145°38′43″E / 17.3027°S 145.6452°E / -17.3027; 145.6452
Population457 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density14.84/km2 (38.43/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4884
Area30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Tablelands Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Lake Eacham:
Yungaburra Lake Barrine Gadgarra
Peeramon Lake Eacham Gadgarra
Malanda North Johnstone Butchers Creek

Lake Eacham is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Lake Eacham had a population of 457 people. [1]

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History

The locality presumably takes its name from the waterbody Lake Eacham in the north-west of the locality ( 17°17′04″S145°37′31″E / 17.2845°S 145.6252°E / -17.2845; 145.6252 (Lake Eacham (Queensland)) ). The name of the lake is believed to be an Aboriginal word ''yeetcham'' meaning ''big spring''. [3]

Lake Eacham State School opened on 1911. In 1919 it was renamed Peeramon State School. It closed on 1959. [4]

Education

There are no schools in Lake Eacham. The nearest primary schools are in Yungaburra, Malanda, and Butchers Creek. The nearest secondary school is in Malanda. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Eacham (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Lake Eacham - locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48718)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lake Eacham - lake in the Tablelands Region (entry 10992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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