Eubenangee, Queensland

Eubenangee is a coastal locality split between the Cairns Region and the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Eubenangee had a population of 247 people.

Geography

The larger northern part of the locality is in Cairns Region with the smaller southern part in the Cassowary Coast Region. The western part of the locality is very low-lying undeveloped wetland and forms part of the Eubenangee Swamp National Park. In contrast the north-eastern part of the locality is mountainous undeveloped land rising to Mount Arthur, part of being in the Ella Bay National Park. The developed land is mostly on the fringes of the Eubenangee Swamp National Park; it is mostly used for crop farming with sugarcane predominating.
Eubenangee is a watershed with the northern part of the locality draining towards the Russell River and the southern part of the locality draining towards the North Johnstone River.
The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway passes through the south-east of the locality with the Waugh railway station serving the area. A cane tramway passes through the locality to take harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.

The locality takes its name from the railway station name assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 15 August 1918. In turn the railway station took its name from the extensive Eubenangee Swamp.
Eubenangee Provisional School opened in September 1921. In 1927 it became Eubenangee State School. It closed in 1971.

In the, the population of Eubenangee was 242 people.
In the, Eubenangee had a population of 247 people.

There are no schools in Eubenangee. The nearest government primary schools are Mirriwinni State School in neighbouring Mirriwinni to the north-east and Goondi State School in Goondi Bend to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Babinda State School in Babinda to the north-west and Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the south-east.