Iredale, Queensland

Iredale
Queensland
Iredale; Queensland
	Iredale
Coordinates	27°34′46″S 152°06′23″E / 27.5794°S 152.1063°E
Population	177 (2021 census)
• Density	7.50/km2 (19.42/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4344
Area	23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	3.6 km (2 mi) S of Helidon ; 19.8 km (12 mi) W of Gatton ; 21.5 km (13 mi) E of Toowoomba CBD ; 110 km (68 mi) W of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Wright
	Suburbs around Iredale:

Iredale is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Iredale had a population of 177 people.^[1]

Geography

Lockyer Creek forms the north-eastern boundary. Monkey Water Holes Creek forms the northern boundary before joining the Lockyer. Soda Spring Creek rises in the south and flows through to join the Lockyer in the north-east.^[3]

The Warrego Highway passes to the north of the locality.^[3]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and rural residential housing.^[4]

History

Helidon Scrub Provisional School opened on 6 June 1894 in a one-roomed building with two windows, a door and a front verandah. On the first day, there were 23 students under teacher Miss Mary Frawley.^[5] On 1 January 1909, it became Helidon Scrub State School. As there was no space for a playground, in 1914 it was proposed that the school be relocated to a new site. On 6 March 1916, a new school building was built on a new site with the old school building to be the Iredale School of Arts.^[6] Eight of the original students attended the school's 50th anniversary in June 1944.^[7] Circa 1944, it was renamed Iredale State School (a name had been used informally for many years). It closed in 1975.^[8] The original school site was on 586 Spa Water Road (27°34′20″S 152°05′11″E / 27.57216°S 152.08628°E / -27.57216; 152.08628) and the 1916 school site was at 646 Spa Water Road (27°34′25″S 152°05′28″E / 27.5737°S 152.0910°E / -27.5737; 152.0910 (Iredale State School (former))).^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Iredale had a population of 158 people.^[13]

In the 2021 census, Iredale had a population of 177 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Iredale. The nearest government primary schools are Helidon State School in neighbouring Helidon to the north-east, Flagstone Creek State School in neighbouring Flagstone Creek to the south and Withcott State School in Withcott to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the east and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights in Toowoomba to the west.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Iredale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Iredale – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44961)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Iredale, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "School for Helidon". The Telegraph. No. 6758. Queensland, Australia. 14 June 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "TEACHER FAREWELLED". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXII, no. 14209. Queensland, Australia. 1 October 1931. p. 5 (DAILY.). Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "EIGHT ORIGINAL SCHOLARS ATTEND HELIDON SCRUB SCHOOL JUBILEE". Queensland Times. No. 17, 963. Queensland, Australia. 24 June 1944. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Parish of Terry" (Map). Queensland Government. 1930. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
^ "Helidon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m43" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Iredale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2024.