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Eimeo, Queensland

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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:

  • Mango Avenue (between Whittles Lane and Heidke Street): Mango Avenue

    • References

    Eimeo, Queensland Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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