Population 510 State electorate(s) Southern Downs Postal code 4380 Lga Southern Downs Region | Postcode(s) 4380 Eukey New South Wales Federal division Division of Maranoa | |
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Location 17.2 km (11 mi) SSE of Stanthorpe
77 km (48 mi) S of Warwick
234 km (145 mi) SW of Brisbane | ||
Eukey is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Eukey had a population of 510 people.
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Map of Eukey QLD 4380, Australia
Geography
Eukey is predominantly farming land. Doctors Creek flows to the south-west and ultimately is a tributary of the Severn River. McLaughin Creek flows north and merges with the northward-flowing Quart Pot Creek which continues into Storm King Dam before continuing into Stanthorpe.
Eukey Road commences in neighbouring Ballandean to the south-west and passes through Eukey exiting to the north into Storm King towards Stanthorpe.
Occasionally it snows in Eukey.
History
Eukey was originally called Paddock Swamp. In 1872 tin was found in Eukey by Alexander (Sandy) Ross and tin mining commenced in the district. Sandy Ross's land was very wet and so the tin was dredged out by the Paddock Creek Tin Dredging Company.
Eukey State School opened on 25 January 1897 as the Paddock Swamp Provisional School. It became Paddock Swamp State School in 1909 and was renamed Eukey State School in 1916. It closed on 3 April 1964.