Irongate, Queensland
Irongate is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Irongate had a population of 119.[1]
| Irongate Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Irongate | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.6344°S 151.5233°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 119 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.179/km2 (5.645/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4356 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 54.6 km2 (21.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Irongate Conservation Park is a 29.035 hectares (71.75 acres) protected area off Wallingford Road in the south of the locality (27.6575°S 151.5247°E).[3]
The land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
Iron Gate State School (also written as Irongate State School) opened on 17 January 1910 and closed on 10 February 1963.[5] It was at 941 Irongate Road (junction with Mondam Road, 27.6269°S 151.5167°E).[6][4]
Wallingford State School opened on 7 April 1919 and closed on 27 August 1967.[5] It was at 147 Wallingford Road (27.6820°S 151.5451°E).[6][4]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[7]
- Bonnie Doon (27.6313°S 151.5528°E)
- Chandon Lodge (27.6274°S 151.5521°E)
- Cooleigh (27.6331°S 151.5258°E)
- Craigilee (27.6107°S 151.5162°E)
- Creston (27.5964°S 151.4938°E)
- Farview (27.6526°S 151.5096°E)
- Karinya (27.6646°S 151.5298°E)
- North View (27.6356°S 151.5329°E)
- Plain View (27.6283°S 151.5447°E)
- Taronga (27.6127°S 151.5116°E)
- Westernview (27.6717°S 151.5436°E)
- Willow Glen (27.6215°S 151.5359°E)
- Wondavue (27.6484°S 151.5393°E)
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Irongate (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Irongate – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47972)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Irongate Conservation Park – conservation park in the Toowoomba Region (entry 39501)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- "Irongate - Irongate Conservation Park". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Irongate Environmental Park". Pittsworth District Landcare Association. Retrieved 2 January 2021. - "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.). Queensland Family History Society. 2010. ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0.
- "Parish of Beauaraba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1932. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
