Eli Waters is a coastal suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Eli Waters had a population of 3,310 people.[1]

Eli Waters Queensland
Eli Waters
Coordinates	25.2761°S 152.8038°E / -25.2761; 152.8038
Population	3,310 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	447/km2 (1,158/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4655
Area	7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hervey Bay
Federal division(s)	Hinkler
Suburbs around Eli Waters: Hervey Bay Point Vernon Point Vernon Dundowran Beach Eli Waters Pialba Dundowran Urraween Urraween

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the north by the bay. The land in the northern part of the suburb is undeveloped wetlands with the suburban development in the south of the locality. Some of the west of the locality is used for grazing.[3]

Eli Creek (from which the suburb presumably takes its name) flows through the locality from Uraween to the south through to the bay in the north of the locality. A number of artificial lakes have been constructed within the suburban area.[3]

History

Xavier Catholic College opened on 29 January 2003 with 90 Year 8 students.[4] The school was named in honour of St Francis Xavier.[5] In In 2007, it expanded to offer primary schooling with an initial intake of students into Prep to Year 3.[6]

Education

Xavier Catholic College is a Catholic primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 1 Wide Bay Drive (25.2863°S 152.8050°E / -25.2863; 152.8050 (Xavier Catholic College)).[7][8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,065 students with 82 teachers (75 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent).[9]

The nearest public primary schools are in neighbouring Pialba and Uraween. The nearest public secondary school is in Pialba.[3]

References

External links

• "Hervey Bay suburbs". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.