Eatons Hill
Queensland
Bunya Park Drive, Eatons Hill
Eatons Hill is located in Queensland
Eatons Hill
Eatons Hill
Coordinates27°20′27″S 152°56′10″E / 27.3408°S 152.9361°E / -27.3408; 152.9361 (Eatons Hill (centre of suburb))
Population7,973 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density896/km2 (2,320/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4037
Area8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)Everton
Federal division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Eatons Hill:
Cashmere Warner Brendale
Clear Mountain Eatons Hill Albany Creek
Draper Bunya Albany Creek

Eatons Hill is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Eatons Hill had a population of 7,973 people.[1] Its postcode is 4037.

Geography

South Pine River forms most of the southern boundary of the suburb.[3] Cashs Crossing is a neighbourhood in the east of the suburb (27°20′30″S 152°57′40″E / 27.3418°S 152.9611°E / -27.3418; 152.9611 (Cashs Crossing)). It takes its name from the crossing point over the South Pine River and was named after James and Mary Cash, who settled near the crossing point.[4] South Pine Road now crosses the river at that point via a bridge.[5][3]

Bunya Crossing is another ford across the South Pine River in the south of the locality (27°21′10″S 152°56′53″E / 27.3529°S 152.9481°E / -27.3529; 152.9481 (Bunya Crossing)). It takes its name from the Kabi language word "Bonyi" or "Bunyi" referring to the Bunya pine (Araucaria bidwillii).[6] It is at the southern end of Bunya Crossing Road and does not have a bridge.[3]

Eatons Hill is in the east of suburb (27°20′21″S 152°57′24″E / 27.3393°S 152.9566°E / -27.3393; 152.9566 (Eatons Hill)) near Cashs Crossing rising to 84 metres (276 ft).[7][8]

History

Eatons Hill is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country.[9]

The area is named after the early pioneer William Eaton, who farmed at Albany Creek from 1874 and was elected as a member of the Pine Shire Council (later renamed Pine Rivers Shire) from 1909 to 1912.[10]

Cashs Crossing at the South Pine River was on the main route from Brisbane to Gympie. In 1891 it was proposed to build a bridge over it.[11][12] Construction of the bridge had commenced by August 1892.[13][14] South Pine Bridge was completed in November 1892.[15] It survived the disastrous floods in February 1893 despite three days of great concern.[16]

Residential development began in the early 1970s near the hill situated west of Cash's Crossing where the South Pine Road bridges the river. Eatons Hill generally consists of low-density residential housing with acreage properties in the western portions. Residential development proceeded westward during the late 1990s.[17]

Eatons Hill State School opened on 22 January 1998.[18][19]

In the 2011 census, Eatons Hill recorded a population of 7,993 people, 50.4% female and 49.6% male.[20] The median age of the Eatons Hill population was 34 years, 3 years below the national median of 37.[20] 78.3% of people living in Eatons Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 3.5%, South Africa 2.2%, Scotland 0.6%, India 0.5%.[20] 91.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Afrikaans, 0.6% Italian, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% German, 0.3% Hindi.[20]

In the 2016 census, Eatons Hill had a population of 7,973 people.[1]

Education

Eatons Hill State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Marylin Terrace (27°20′07″S 152°57′22″E / 27.3354°S 152.9560°E / -27.3354; 152.9560 (Eatons Hill State School)).[21][22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1095 students with 79 teachers (68 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).[23] It includes a special education program.[21][24]

There is no secondary school in Eatons Hill. The nearest government secondary school is Albany Creek State High School in neighbouring Albany Creek to the south-east.[3]

Transport

Eatons Hill is serviced by Transport for Brisbane bus routes 338, 357 and 359.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eatons Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Eatons Hill – suburb in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45432)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cashs Crossing – locality unbounded in Moreton Bay Regional (entry 6408)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "9443-21 Petrie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1980. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bunya Crossing – ford in Moreton Bay Regional (entry 5303)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Eatons Hill – mountain in Moreton Bay Region (entry 11123)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul". Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Eatons Hill". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "DEPUTATIONS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLVII, no. 10, 347. Queensland, Australia. 14 March 1891. p. 5. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "South Pine Bridge". The Telegraph. No. 6131. Queensland, Australia. 11 June 1892. p. 2. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "Current News". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 27 August 1892. p. 426. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Week. Vol. XXXIV, no. 882. Queensland, Australia. 18 November 1892. p. 23. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "South Pine Bridge". The Telegraph. No. 6273. Queensland, Australia. 24 November 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 14 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ "THE LATE FLOODS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLIX, no. 10, 944. Queensland, Australia. 10 February 1893. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ↑ "Eatons Hill | Queensland Places". queenslandplaces.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  19. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  20. 1 2 3 4 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Eatons Hill (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  21. 1 2 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  22. ↑ "Eatons Hill State School". Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  23. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  24. ↑ "Eatons Hill SS - Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

Further reading

  • Teague, D. R. (David R.) (1980), The history of Albany Creek, Bridgeman Downs and Eaton's Hill (2nd ed.), Colonial Press, ISBN 978-0-909139-07-0
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