Eurong, Queensland
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Eurong
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| state = qld
| image = Eurong Shop.jpg
| caption = Shop at Eurong, 2013
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.5113|153.1261|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Eurong (town centre)}}
| pop = 11
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
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| postcode = 4581
| area = 2.9
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
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| lga = Fraser Coast Region
| stategov = Hervey Bay
| fedgov = Wide Bay
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| near-n = Fraser Island, Queensland
| near-ne = Coral Sea
| near-e = Coral Sea
| near-se = Coral Sea
| near-s = Fraser Island, Queensland
| near-sw = Fraser Island, Queensland
| near-w = Fraser Island, Queensland
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Eurong is an island town and a locality on K'gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|11997|Eurong|town in Fraser Coast Region|access-date=5 August 2017}}{{cite QPN|46648|Eurong|locality in Fraser Coast Region|access-date=5 August 2017}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Eurong had a population of 11 people.
Geography
The island of K'gari is divided into two localities, one very small one, Eurong, and very large one called K'gari (the locality) with Happy Valley its only town. Eurong is on the east coast of K'gari facing the Coral Sea about one quarter of the length of the island from its southern trip. Consequently, on the land, Eurong is completely surrounded by the locality of Fraser Island.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=17 October 2017}}
History
File:Australia, Queensland, Fraser Island, Eurong, petrol station.jpg
The name Eurong is believed to be a Kabi language word meaning rain forest.
Timbergetting was the first industry in the area. By 1927, there was a settlement of forestry workers and their families (approximately 50 people) in the Eurong area. It was a very isolated settlement with a fortnightly steamer service to go to Maryborough for the weekend for shopping; apart from there was no communication or transport from Eurong. The housing was primitive, often not weatherproof in the rain. However, there was an excellent water supply from the creek.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21128116|title=FRASER ISLAND.|date=19 March 1927|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=18 October 2017|issue=21,574|location=Queensland, Australia|page=13|via=National Library of Australia}}
By 1937, the settlement had developed and included a dance hall. Groups of people started to come from Maryborough and Pialba to Eurong for sightseeing, swimming, picnicking, and dancing, the beginning of the tourist industry that exists today.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151225516|title=Frazer Island Jungle Ball|date=18 September 1937|newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser|access-date=18 October 2017|issue=20,581|location=Queensland, Australia|page=12|via=National Library of Australia}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Eurong had a population of 47 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31015|name=Eurong (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Eurong had a population of 11 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31005|name=Eurong (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Eurong, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-eurong-1980.jpg|title=Town map of Eurong|date=1980|publisher=Queensland Government}}
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