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Eaglehawk borough was created on 29 July 1862 and by the end of the decade there were also Anglican and Presbyterian churches and a mechanics’ institute.<\/p>\n
Gas was laid on in 1866, the railway from Bendigo to Bridgewater was opened in 1876.<\/p>\n
In 1882 Eaglehawk became a railway junction when the line to Raywood was opened.<\/p>\n
The 1870s and 80s also saw the creation of a botanical garden (Canterbury Park) and the adjoining Lake Neangar, the extravagantly designed primary school (1884) and the first tramway.<\/p>\n
A new town hall was built in 1901 and the trams were electrified in 1903.<\/p>\n
At about that time mining employment and the Borough’s population began to decline, more than halving between the 1901 and 1933 censuses.<\/p>\n
Minor population growth occurred in the 1960s, a high school was opened in 1964 and the tramline closed in 1973.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Eaglehawk is 0-9 years with households in being primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 to $1399 per month on mortgages.<\/p>\n
In general, people in Eaglehawk work in a trades occupation.<\/p>\n
In 2011, 67.1 per cent of the homes in Eaglehawk were owner-occupied compared with 65.7 per cent in 2016.<\/p>\n
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