Eerwah Vale is a

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split between the

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and

Shire of Noosa The Shire of Noosa () is a Local government in Australia, local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as ...

, both in

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, Australia. In the , Eerwah Vale had a population of 671 people.

Geography

Part of the northern boundary is marked by the North

Maroochy River The Maroochy River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the Blackall Range and flows east through Eumundi before entering the sea at Cotton Tree, Maroochydore. Other populated centres in t ...

. The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

passes through the east of Eerwah Vale. East of the Bruce Highway within the locality is Main Camp Road. Mount Eerwah is centrally located and protected within the Mount Eerwah Conservation Park.

History

Edward Henry Arundell - the father of Eumundi Queensland

The township was originally known as Eerwah, after its nearby summit, Mount Eerwah. In 1890, the name of the Eerwah Post Office was changed to Mount Eerwah Post Office. This

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...

serviced Main Camp during the construction of the

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the northern side of the Caboolture River. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,534 people. Geography Caboolture is ...

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River ( ...

section of the North Coast railway line. It was run by Mr Edward H Arundell. The first Mount Eerwah Provisional School operated from 1890 to 1891 and was for the children of railway construction workers. After the railway line was completed, settlement moved closer to the new Eumundi railway station. The second Mount Eerwah State School opened on 22 July 1913 and closed on 31 May 1917. It was situated on the Eumundi Kenilworth Road (opposite Ceylon Road). This area was known as "Koojarewon" but a State School of a similar name already existed at Highfields, near

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, so it changed to Mount Eerwah. This school building was later moved to become the Brown's Creek Provisional School. Brown's Creek State School opened on 29 January 1918 and closed on 23 August 1936. This school was located on the south side of King Creek near its junction with Browns Creek, in the locality currently called Eerwah Vale. In 1924, the first mention of Eerwah Vale locality was in relation to the local residents unanimously deciding to build a public hall at "Eerwah Vale". Eerwah Vale Provisional School opened on 15 June 1925. In 1932, it became Eerwah Vale State School. It closed in 1963. It was at 438 Eumundi Kenilworth Road (). Between 2008 and 2013, the whole of Eerwah Vale (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within

Demographics

At the , Eerwah Vale had a population of 527 people. In the , Eerwah Vale had a population of 621 people. In the , Eerwah Vale had a population of 671 people.

Education

There are no schools in Eerwah Vale. The nearest primary schools are Eumundi State School in neighbouring

Eumundi Eumundi is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Eumundi is very popular on the coast for its bi-weekly farmers' markets. In the , the locality of Eumundi had a population of 2,504 people. Geography Eu ...

to the east, Cooroy State School in neighbouring

Cooroy Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cooroy had a population of 4,801 people. Geography Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa ...

to the north, North Arm State School in neighbouring North Arm to the south-east, and Yandina State School in Yandina to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are

Noosa District State High School Noosa District State High School is a twin campus high school based in Cooroy and Pomona in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. The Cooroy campus was established in 1963, and as of 2016, had 1335 students. The school has two campuses in ...

which has its junior campus in Pomona to the north-west and its senior campus in neighbouring Cooroy to the north and Nambour State College in

Nambour Nambour is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 12,145 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital ...

to the south.

Notable flora

Planchonella eerwah ''Planchonella eerwah'' is a rare species of Australian rainforest tree in the family Sapotaceae. Common names include shiny-leaved condoo, black plum and wild apple. It is endemic to south eastern Queensland, with a restricted distribution an ...

'' or ''Pouteria eerwah'' – Shiny-leaved Condoo, Black Plum, Wild Apple. This species is listed as endangered by the Australian and Queensland Governments.

References

External links

* {{Noosa Shire Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Localities in Queensland Suburbs of Noosa Shire, Queensland