Eurong

Eurong is a town and a locality on Fraser Island in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Eurong is a town and a locality on Fraser Island in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Eurong had a population of 47 people.

The name Eurong is believed to be a Kabi language word meaning rain forest.Timber getting was the first industry in the area. By 1927, there was a settlement of forestry workers and their families (approximately 50 people) in the Eurong area. It was a very isolated settlement with a fortnightly steamer service to go to Maryborough for the weekend for shopping; apart from there was no communication or transport from Eurong. The housing was primitive, often not weatherproof in the rain. However, there was an excellent water supply from the creek.By 1937, the settlement had developed and included a dance hall. Groups of people started to come from Maryborough and Pialba to Eurong for sightseeing, swimming, picnicking, and dancing, the beginning of the tourist industry that exists today.