Eimeo, Queensland
| Eimeo Mackay, Queensland, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Eimeo | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°03′06″S 149°10′24″E / 21.05167°S 149.17333°ECoordinates: 21°03′06″S 149°10′24″E / 21.05167°S 149.17333°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 3,309 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 14 km (9 mi) N of Mackay | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||
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Eimeo is a coastal town and suburb of Mackay, Queensland, the regional city of Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] At the 2011 census, Eimeo had a population of 3309.[1]
History
The name Eimeo was derived from pastoral run name used by Jeremiah Downs Armitage, a pastoralist in the 1870s, possibly because of his birthplace in Tahiti, claimed to be Moorea (also called Eimeo).[2]
Eimeo Road State School opened on 5 February 1934.[4] It is the largest primary school in the Whitsunday Region, Mackay Region and Issac Region. It has a number of students there exceeding 1200. Its largest population ever recorded was 1264 in 2002.
Eimeo Post Office opened on 24 January 1949 and closed in 1972.[5]
Heritage listings
Eimeo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Mango Avenue (between Whittles Lane and Heidke Street): Mango Avenue[6]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Eimeo". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Eimeo - town (entry 11412)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Eimeo - suburb (entry 46780)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Mango Avenue (entry 602553)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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