Irongate is a rural locality in the

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, Australia. In the , Irongate had a population of 135 people.

Geography

Irongate Conservation Park is a protected area off Wallingford Road in the south of the locality ().
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- The land use is a mixture of crop growing and

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

Iron Gate State School (also written as Irongate State School) opened on 17 January 1910 and closed on 10 February 1963. It was at 941 Irongate Road (junction with Mondam Road, ). Wallingford State School opened on 7 April 1919 and closed on 27 August 1967. It was at 147 Wallingford Road ().

Demographics

In the , Irongate had a population of 119 people. In the , Irongate had a population of 135 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: * Bonnie Doon () * Chandon Lodge () * Cooleigh () * Craigilee () * Creston () * Farview () * Karinya () * North View () * Plain View () * Taronga () * Westernview () * Willow Glen () * Wondavue ()

Education

There are no schools in Irongate. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring Mount Tyson to the north-east, Pittsworth State School in Pittsworth to the south-east, and Brookstead State School in Brookstead to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland