Ironpot is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...

in the

Livingstone Shire The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Ironpot had a population of 184 people.

Geography

The Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road (also known as Yeppoon Road) enters the locality from the south-west ( Limestone Creek) and exits to the north-east ( Mulara). The southern corner of the locality is within the Mount Archer State Forest which extends into neighbouring Limestone Creek and Mount Chalmers. Mount Nicholson is within the state forest () rising to above sea level. 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

rural residential A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block, acreage living, or rural residential) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held simply to bring homeowners closer to n ...

housing in the centre and south-west of the locality.

Demographics

In the , Ironpot had a population of 159 people. In the , Ironpot had a population of 184 people.

Education

There are no schools in Ironpot. The nearest government primary schools are Cawarral State School in neighbouring

Cawarral Cawarral is a rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cawarral had a population of 831 people. History Cawarral State School opened on 13 July 1874. Demographics In the , the localit ...

to the east and Parkhurst State School in Parkhurst,

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish- ...

, to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Glenmore State High School in Kawana, Rockhampton to the south-west and Yeppoon State High School in

Yeppoon Yeppoon () is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of ...

to the north-east.

References

{{Shire of Livingstone Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland