Eidsvold West, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Eidsvold West
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.3761|150.69|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Eidsvold West (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 85
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4627
| area = 2779.0
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 52.0
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Eidsvold
| dist2 = 125
| dir2 = WNW
| location2 = Gayndah
| dist3 = 232
| dir3 = WSW
| location3 = Bundaberg
| dist4 = 466
| dir4 = NW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = North Burnett Region
| stategov = Callide
| fedgov = Flynn
| near-n = Rawbelle
| near-ne = Wuruma Dam
| near-e = Eidsvold
| near-se = Coonambula
Dykehead
| near-s = Cheltenham
| near-w = Cracow
| near-nw = Camboon
}}
Eidsvold West is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45348|Eidsvold West|locality in North Burnett Region|access-date=2 August 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Eidsvold West had a population of 85 people.
Geography
As the name suggests, the locality is west of the town of Eidsvold.
There are two mountains in the south-east of the locality:
- Mount Target ({{coord|-25.4889|150.9267|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Target}}) {{convert|220|m}}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|33355|Mount Target|mountain in North Burnett Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Quaggy Mountain ({{coord|-25.4359|150.7068|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Quaggy Mountain}}) {{convert|493|m}}{{cite QPN|27728|Quaggy Mountain|mountain in North Burnett Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
The Eidsvold–Theodore Road (State Route 73) runs through the locality from east (Eidsvold) to west (Cracow).{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Eidsvold+West+QLD+4627/@-25.3623026,150.436057,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bc06dfe30f06af5:0x400eef17f20d6a0!8m2!3d-25.3802817!4d150.6867657!5m1!1e4|title=Eidsvold West, Queensland|access-date=15 September 2021}}
There are several state forests with the locality. Apart from these, the land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation.
History
The name Eidsvold is the name of the pastoral run operated in 1847-48 by Thomas Archer and David Archer, using the name of the town in Norway where the Norwegian constitution was signed in 1814. Although originally from Scotland, the Archer family immigrated to Norway prior to immigrating to Queensland.{{Citation |last=O'Keeffe |first=Mary |title=Archer, David (1816–1900) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/archer-david-2222 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |access-date=2023-09-05 |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Eidsvold West had a population of 68 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30957|name=Eidsvold West (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Eidsvold West had a population of 85 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30948|name=Eidsvold West (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Eidsvold West. The nearest government primary and secondary school (to Year 12) is Eidsvold State School in Eidsvold to the east. However, the western parts of the locality might be too distant for a daily commute and other options would be distance education and boarding school.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=5 September 2023}}
References
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{{North Burnett Region}}