Iredale is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Iredale had a population of 177 people.

Geography

Lockyer Creek The Lockyer Creek is a creek in South East Queensland, Australia. A tributary of the Brisbane River, the creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley. Rising on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the creek flows generally ...

'' 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. The

Warrego Highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...

passes to the north of the locality. The land use is predominantly

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 with some crop growing and

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housing.

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. 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. Eight of the original students attended the school's 50th anniversary in June 1944. Circa 1944, it was renamed Iredale State School (a name had been used informally for many years). It closed in 1975. The original school site was on 586 Spa Water Road () and the 1916 school site was at 646 Spa Water Road ().

Demographics

In the , Iredale had a population of 158 people. In the , Iredale had a population of 177 people.

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 Centenary Heights State High School is a State High School located in the suburb of Centenary Heights in Toowoomba, Queensland, with an enrolment of around 1700 students (2020) and was one of Queensland's leading high schools with 11 OP's 1 ...

in Centenary Heights in

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

to the west.

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