Lake Eacham, Queensland
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Geography
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 (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".). 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 on 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, Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) in neighbouring Peeramon.[12][13]
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, Lake Eacham had a population of 457 people.[14]
In the Template:CensusAU, Lake Eacham had a population of 459 people.[1]
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.[3]
Attractions
Lake Eacham has a day use area with a lookout on Lakes Drive (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[15] It is the start and finish of a circuit walking track around the lake.[16]
References
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