Eagle Heights, Queensland
Eagle Heights is a town within the locality of Tamborine Mountain in South East Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
| Eagle Heights Queensland | |
|---|---|
_Dec_2013.jpg.webp) Tamborine Mountain Town, 2013 | |
  Eagle Heights | |
| Coordinates | 27.9106°S 153.2019°E |
| Established | 1875 |
| Postcode(s) | 4272 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region |
| State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim |
| Federal Division(s) | Wright |
History
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.[3]
Eagle Heights Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1926).[4]
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.[5]
At the 2006 census, Eagle Heights had a population of 2,702.[6]
See also
References
- "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.
- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- "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
- "Eagle Heights". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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