Lake Eacham
Queensland
Reflections in Lake Eacham
Lake Eacham is located in Queensland
Lake Eacham
Lake Eacham
Coordinates17°18′10″S 145°38′43″E / 17.3027°S 145.6452°E / -17.3027; 145.6452 (Lake Eacham (centre of locality))
Population459 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4884
Area30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Lake Eacham:
Yungaburra Lake Barrine Gadgarra
Peeramon Lake Eacham Gadgarra
Malanda North Johnstone Butchers Creek

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.[3]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west and south-west by Lake Barrine Road and to the south-east by Malanda Creek.[4]

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 / -17.2845; 145.6252 (Lake Eacham (Queensland))). The name of the lake is believed to be an Aboriginal word ''yeetcham'' meaning ''big spring''.[5] The lake and its surrounds are within the Crater Lakes National Park.[6]

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.[4]

History

The land in the area was surveyed in 1886 with farm lots being offered for sale in 1889.[7][8]

Lake Eacham State School opened on 1911. It was built by the Sydes Brothers,[9] who were chosen from the tenders called in September 1910.[10] A teacher's residence was built in 1917.[11] In 1919, it was renamed Peeramon State School. It closed in 1959.[12] It was at 107 Mckenzie Road (corner Peeramon School Road, 17°18′36″S 145°37′26″E / 17.3099°S 145.6239°E / -17.3099; 145.6239 (Peeramon State School)) in neighbouring Peeramon.[13][14]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Lake Eacham had a population of 457 people.[15]

In the 2021 census, Lake Eacham had a population of 459 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Lake Eacham. The nearest primary schools are Yungaburra State School in neighbouring Yungaburra to the north-west, Malanda State School in neighbouring Malanda to south-west, and Butchers Creek State School in neighbouring Butchers Creek to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Malanda State High School in Malanda.[4]

Attractions

Lake Eacham has a day use area with a lookout on Lakes Drive (17°17′10″S 145°37′43″E / 17.2862°S 145.6287°E / -17.2862; 145.6287 (Lake Eacham Day Use Area Lookout)).[16] It is the start and finish of a circuit walking track around the lake.[17]

References

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  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Eacham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Lake Eacham – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48718)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Eacham (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lake Eacham – lake in the Tablelands Region (entry 10992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "About | Crater Lakes National Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nature, culture and history | Crater Lakes National Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "LAND FOR SELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLV, no. 9, 765. Queensland, Australia. 2 May 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 8 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "LAKE EACHAM SCHOOL". The Telegraph. No. 11841. Queensland, Australia. 29 October 1910. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "WORKS TENDERS". Cairns Post. Vol. XXIV, no. 820. Queensland, Australia. 21 September 1910. p. 4. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "NEW PUBLIC WORKS". Daily Standard. No. 1402. Queensland, Australia. 8 June 1917. p. 5 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. ↑ "Bartle Frere" (Map). Queensland Government. 1949. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m404" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  15. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Eacham (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Lake Eacham circuit track | Crater Lakes National Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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