Ilkley is a rural
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Sunshine Coast Region,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
In the , Ilkley had a population of 827 people.
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History
Following the establishment of a settlement there about 1890, the locality was named Ilkley after Ilkey in Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...
, England, the home town of the local preacher Joseph Kitson.[
Ilkley Provisional School opened on 25 November 1901, becoming Ilkley State School on 1 January 1909. In 1924, it briefly became a part-time school sharing a teacher with ]Chevallum State School
Chevallum is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Chevallum had a population of 441 people.
Geography
Part of the western boundary of the suburb is marked by the Bruce Highway. Eudlo Creek, a tributar ...
. After that, Ilkley State School remained a full-time school until its final closure in 1964.
References
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{{Sunshine Coast Region
Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region
Localities in Queensland