Eidsvold West is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eidsvold West had a population of 85 people.
Geography
As the name suggests, the locality is west of the town of Eidsvold.
There are two mountains in the south-east of the locality:
Mount Target () Quaggy Mountain ()
The Eidsvold–Theodore Road (State Route 73) runs through the locality from east (Eidsvold) to west (Cracow).
There are several state forests with the locality. Apart from these, the land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation.
History
The name Eidsvold is the name of the pastoral run operated in 1847-48 by Thomas Archer and David Archer, using the name of the town in Norway where the Norwegian constitution was signed in 1814. Although originally from Scotland, the Archer family immigrated to Norway prior to immigrating to Queensland.
Demographics
In the , Eidsvold West had a population of 68 people.
In the , Eidsvold West had a population of 85 people.
Education
There are no schools in Eidsvold West. The nearest government primary and secondary school (to Year 12) is Eidsvold State School in Eidsvold to the east. However, the western parts of the locality might be too distant for a daily commute and other options would be distance education and boarding school.