# Eudlo, Queensland

Eudlo is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Eudlo had a population of 1,192 people.

## Geography

Eudlo Creek rises in the south west of Eudlo. Also in the areas is Mossy Bank Mountain, a summit along an easterly protruding spur of the Blackall Range.
Eudlo railway station is on the North Coast railway line (26°43′33″S 152°57′24″E﻿ / ﻿26.7258°S 152.9568°E﻿ / -26.7258; 152.9568﻿ (Eudlo railway station)).

## History

The name of Eudlo originated from the local Aboriginal term for the fresh water eel (Anguilla reinhardtii).
Cattlemen and timbergetters came to the area from the 1860s, but land was not made available for agricultural selection until the 1880s. The first selector was James Steele in 1887.
In 1891, the section of the North Coast railway line from Landsborough to Yandina was opened. It brought closer settlement to the whole district, and facilitated the transport of passengers, timber, fruit and produce.
Eudlo Post Office opened on 1 March 1891.
A sawmill was built at Eudlo and large quantities of timber from the Blackall Range, and surrounding forests, were either treated at the mill or railed to other centres. The timber industry was the means of livelihood for the early settlers. Eudlo was later settled in 1892 and still persists as an historic timber town.
Eudlo Hall was built in 1895 and moved to its current site in 1913.
Eudlo State School was opened on 6 September 1897.
Eudlo General Store was opened in 1925.
On Saturday 11 August 1951, a stump-capping ceremony was held for the Eudlo Methodist Church. The church was built in 1952 by local builder Stan Carlsen. The church was officially opened on Saturday 16 August 1952. It was at 20-22 Anzac Avenue (26°43′34″S 152°57′35″E﻿ / ﻿26.7261°S 152.9598°E﻿ / -26.7261; 152.9598﻿ (Eudlo Methodist Church)). It has closed and been converted to a house.
In 1974, the Chenrezig Institute was opened and remains one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist retreat in the Western world.

## Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Eudlo had a population of 1,128 people.
In the 2016 census, the locality of Eudlo had a population of 1,117 people.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Eudlo had a population of 1,192 people.

## Education

Eudlo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls on the corner of Highlands Road and Rosebed Street (26°43′35″S 152°57′29″E﻿ / ﻿26.7264°S 152.9581°E﻿ / -26.7264; 152.9581﻿ (Eudlo State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 58 students with 10 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 69 students with 9 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).
There are no secondary schools in Eudlo. The nearest government secondary schools are Nambour State College in Nambour to the north and Maleny State High School in Maleny to the south-west.
Residents are highly educated with an education score of 5.4, which ranks in the top 26% for the Sunshine Coast region.

## Amenities

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Community Hall at Rosebed Street.