Eli Waters is a coastal suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Eli Waters had a population of 3,758 people.

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.

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.

History

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

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Eli Waters had a population of 3,310 people.

In the 2021 census, Eli Waters had a population of 3,758 people.

Education

Xavier Catholic College is a Catholic primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 1 Wide Bay Drive (25°17′11″S 152°48′18″E / 25.2863°S 152.8050°E / -25.2863; 152.8050 (Xavier Catholic College)). 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).

The nearest government primary school is Yaralee State School in neighbouring Uraween to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Hervey Bay State High School in neighbouring Pialba to the east.