Population 3,309 (2011 census) LGA(s) Mackay Region Eimeo Blacks Beach Local time Wednesday 3:33 AM | Postcode(s) 4740 State electorate(s) Whitsunday Postal code 4740 Federal division Division of Dawson | |
Location 14 km (9 mi) N of Mackay Weather 24°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 98% Humidity | ||
Eimeo is a coastal town and suburb of Mackay, Queensland, the regional city of Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Eimeo had a population of 3309.
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Map of Eimeo QLD 4740, Australia
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).
Eimeo Road State School opened on 5 February 1934. 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.
Heritage listings
Eimeo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
References
Eimeo, Queensland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA