Ibis is a former rural
locality in the
Barcaldine Region,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Ibis had a population of 4 people.
On 22 November 2019, the
Queensland Government
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decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns:
Alpha
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,
Aramac,
Barcaldine,
Jericho
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F ...
and
Muttaburra. Ibis was incorporated into Aramac.
Geography
The Ilfracombe Aramac Road passes through the locality from the south-west (
Ilfracombe
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The parish stretches along the coast from the 'Coastguard Cottages' in Hele Bay towar ...
) to the north-east (
Aramac).
Aramac Creek flows from the north-east of the locality (Aramac) to the north-west (
Sardine
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). The creek is a tributary of the Thomson River which is part of the
Lake Eyre drainage basin.
The principal land use is grazing.
Education
There are no schools in Ibis. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Aramac. The nearest secondary schools are in Aramac (to Year 10 only) and in
Barcaldine (to Year 12).
References
External links
Annual reports Isis Hospitals Board State Library of Queensland
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{{Barcaldine Region
Barcaldine Region
Former localities in Queensland