[3] The land is very flat, 30 metres above sea level, with a small rise on the western edge of the locality at the foothills of Mount Kinchant (in the neighbouring locality of Kinchant Dam).

The north branch of Sandy Creek flows from the north-west to the south-east of the locality and is part of the Plane Creek drainage basin.

[2] Originally known as the Defiance, the North Eton Central Mill commenced crushing sugarcane in 1888.

In 1989, a number of sugar mills in the district merged to Mackay Sugar Limited, resulting in the closure of the North Eton mill.

[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 13 students with 1 teacher and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).