Ironpot is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Ironpot had a population of 44 people.

Geography

Craig Range, part of the

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, forms the western boundary of the locality. The ranges include two mountains in Ironpot: * Boomerang Mountain () above sea level * Mount Mahen () above sea level The western edge of the locality is within the protected area of the Diamondy State Forest (). Apart from the forest, the predominant land use is

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on native vegetation with a small amount of crop-growing.

History

Ironpot Creek State School opened on 7 February 1916. It closed temporarily in 1926. It closed permanently on 31 December 1974. It was on a site on the western corner of Ironpot Road and McGills Road (). Jarail Creek State School operated from c.1916-c.1935 and from 1950 to 1978 at 642 Jarail Road, Ironpot. It was originally known as Jarail Creek Provisional School and operated on a half time basis at a different site until c.1935. A building was moved to the newe Jarail Road site which had originally been built at Kinleymore State School, was moved to Gordonbrook South State School which closed in 1945, and then finally moved to Jarail Creek in 1949 ready for the reopening in 1950.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Ironpot had a population of 285 people. In the , the locality of Ironpot had a population of 45 people. In the , the locality of Ironpot had a population of 44 people.

Heritage listings

Ironpot has a number of

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sites, including: * Wylarah Homestead, South Burrandowan Road ()

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: * Bungara () * Fairfield () * Greystonlea () * Hidden Vale () * Jumma () * Kameruka () * Pine View () * Sarum () * Stoneleigh () * Warragai () * Werona () * Wylarah () * Wylora ()

Education

There are no schools in Ironpot. The nearest primary schools are Kumbia State School in Kumbia to the south-east and Durong South State School in Durong to the north-west. The nearest secondary schools are Kingaroy State High School (to Year 12) in

Kingaroy Kingaroy () is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Road Junction, junction of the D'Aguilar Highway, D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highway, Buny ...

to the east, Bell State School (to Year 10) in

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to the south, and Jandowae State School (to Year 10) in

Jandowae Jandowae is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jandowae had a population of 1,004 people. Geography The town is west of the Brisbane. the capital of the state of Queensland ...

to the south-west.

Amenities

Ironpot Farmers Hall is on Jarail Road (). It is used for community functions.

References

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