Eimeo is a coastal town and suburb in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the suburb of Eimeo had a population of 3,285 people.[4]
| Eimeo Mackay, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Eimeo Beach, 1976.jpg | |||||||||||||||
  Eimeo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°02′10″S 149°10′35″E / 21.0362°S 149.1763°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,285 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
Eimeo has a headland that extends north into the Coral Sea. The point of the headland is rocky but the eastern and western sides of the headland have sandy beaches. Sunset Bay is to the west of the headland extending into neighbouring Bucasia (21°02′05″S 149°10′15″E / 21.0346°S 149.1709°E). Eimeo Creek flows into Sunset Bay and forms the boundary between the Eimeo and Bucasia (21°02′17″S 149°10′17″E / 21.0381°S 149.1713°E).[5][6][7]
History edit
The name Eimeo was derived from selection name used by Jeremiah Downs Armitage, an early settler in the 1870s, after his birthplace Moorea (also called Eimeo) in Tahiti. His father Elijah Armitage was a missionary in the South Seas.[2][8][9] Armitage engaged in many occupations, including timber cutting, fruit growing and operating a boarding house and/or hotel.[10] Armitage's lasting legacy to the area is the avenue of mango trees he planted, probably in the 1880s, to delineate the track leading from the main Mackay access road, through his property, to his boarding house/hotel. These trees survive to the present day and are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. Palm Avenue is also a significant and well known feature of the suburb.[11]
Eimeo Road State School opened on 5 February 1934.[12] It is the largest primary school in the Whitsunday Region, Mackay Region and Isaac Region but is no longer within the boundaries of the Eimeo but within the neighbouring suburb of Rural View.
In the 1930s a roller skating rink was established next to the hotel.[10] Eimeo Post Office opened on 24 January 1949 and closed in 1972.[13] The present Eimeo Pacific Hotel was built in 1954 on the site of Armitage's boarding house.[10]
In the 2011 census, the suburb of Eimeo had a population of 3,309 people.[14]
In the 2016 census, the suburb of Eimeo had a population of 3,230 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, the suburb of Eimeo had a population of 3,285 people.[4]
Heritage listings edit
Eimeo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Mango Avenue (between Whittles Lane and Heidke Street, 21°02′10″S 149°10′32″E / 21.036°S 149.1756°E): Mango Avenue[16]
Education edit
There are no schools in Eimeo. The nearest primary and secondary schools are Eimeo Road State School and Mackay Northern Beaches State High School, both in neighbouring Rural View to the south.[7]
Amenities edit
Eimeo Pacific Hotel is on the northern tip of the headland at 1 Mango Avenue (21°01′58″S 149°10′34″E / 21.0329°S 149.1762°E).[17][18]
Eimeo Surf Lifesaving Club is a surf life saving club on the beach immediately east and below the hotel (21°01′59″S 149°10′36″E / 21.0331°S 149.1768°E).[17][19]
There is a boat ramp at Sunset Boulevard into Eimeo Creek (21°02′14″S 149°10′26″E / 21.0373°S 149.1738°E). It is managed by the Mackay Regional Council.[20]
There are a number of parks in the area, including:
- Barber Drive Park (21°03′08″S 149°10′50″E / 21.0521°S 149.1806°E)[21]
- Barber Park (21°03′08″S 149°10′52″E / 21.0521°S 149.1811°E)[21]
- Botha Street Park (21°02′51″S 149°11′06″E / 21.0474°S 149.1849°E)[21]
- Busuttin Drive Park (21°03′07″S 149°10′10″E / 21.0519°S 149.1694°E)[21]
- Eulbertie Ave Park (21°03′24″S 149°10′20″E / 21.0568°S 149.1721°E)[21]
- Hermitage Drive Park (21°02′42″S 149°10′57″E / 21.0451°S 149.1825°E)[21]
- Langer Drive Park (21°03′02″S 149°10′34″E / 21.0505°S 149.1761°E)[21]
- Mango Ave Park (21°02′08″S 149°10′37″E / 21.0356°S 149.1769°E)[21]
- Mclaughlin Drive Park (21°02′50″S 149°10′59″E / 21.0472°S 149.1831°E)[21]
- Shann Street Park (21°02′26″S 149°10′45″E / 21.0405°S 149.1792°E)[21]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eimeo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Eimeo – town in Mackay Region (entry 11412)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Eimeo – suburb in Mackay Region (entry 49724)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eimeo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Eimeo Creek – watercourse in Mackay Regional (entry 11413)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "How Eimeo Got Its Name". Daily Mercury. Vol. 70, no. 42. Queensland, Australia. 18 February 1936. p. 8. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—117". The Courier-mail. No. 767. Queensland, Australia. 13 February 1936. p. 12. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c Randall, Brian (28 August 2012). "Queensland Place Histories - Eimeo, Mackay". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Place Histories - Eimeo, Mackay | State Library Of Queensland". www.slq.qld.gov.au. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Eimeo". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eimeo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Mango Avenue (entry 602553)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "HOME". Eimeo Pacific Hotel. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Eimeo Surf Lifesaving Club". Eimeo Surf Lifesaving Club. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links edit
- "Eimeo". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- Queensland Place Histories - Eimeo, Mackay. John Oxley Library blog, State Library of Queensland.