Lake Eacham, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 17°18′10″S 145°38′43″E / 17.3027°S 145.6452°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 459 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 14.90/km2 (38.60/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4884 | ||||||||||||
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Lake Eacham is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lake Eacham had a population of 459 people.[1]
The locality is bounded to the west and south-west by Lake Barrine Road and to the south-east by Malanda Creek.[3]
The locality presumably takes its name from the waterbody Lake Eacham in the north-west of the locality (17°17′04″S 145°37′31″E / 17.2845°S 145.6252°E). The name of the lake is believed to be an Aboriginal word ''yeetcham'' meaning ''big spring''.[4] The lake and its surrounds are within the Crater Lakes National Park.[5]
There is rural residential housing to the south and east of the national park. However, the predominant land use in the locality is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
The land in the area was surveyed in 1886 with farm lots being offered for sale in 1889.[6][7]
Lake Eacham State School opened in 1911. It was built by the Sydes Brothers,[8] who were chosen from the tenders called in September 1910.[9] A teacher's residence was built in 1917.[10] In 1919, it was renamed Peeramon State School. It closed in 1959.[11] It was at 107 Mckenzie Road (corner Peeramon School Road, 17°18′36″S 145°37′26″E / 17.3099°S 145.6239°E) in neighbouring Peeramon.[12][13]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Lake Eacham had a population of 457 people.[14]
In the 2021 census, Lake Eacham had a population of 459 people.[1]
