Eagle Heights, Queensland
| Eagle Heights Queensland | |
|---|---|
  Eagle Heights | |
| Coordinates | 27°54′38″S 153°12′07″E / 27.9106°S 153.2019°E |
| Established | 1875 |
| Postcode(s) | 4271[1] |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region |
| State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim |
| Federal division(s) | Wright |
Eagle Heights is a town within the locality of Tamborine Mountain in South East Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
History
[edit]The town is home to the Gold Coast hinterland's oldest remaining church. The St Andrew's Wesleyan Church on Long Road was built in 1880.[4]
Eagle Heights Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1926).[5]
Formerly a suburb in its own right, in 1997, Eagle Heights was merged with other former suburbs North Tamborine and Mount Tamborine to create the larger locality of Tamborine Mountain.[6]
At the 2006 census, Eagle Heights had a population of 2,702.[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Eagle Heights Postcode Archived 27 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Australia Post
- ^ "Eagle Heights – town (entry 11001)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Eagle Heights – neighbourhood (entry 39776)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. p. 15. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Eagle Heights". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Eagle Heights (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
External links
[edit]- "Eagle Heights". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.