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Ivory Creek is a rural
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in the
Somerset Region The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, northwest of the City of Brisbane. The region is centred on the town of Esk, which also serves as the council seat. Somer ...
,
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, Australia. In the , Ivory Creek had a population of 49 people.


Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Biarra Range. It has two named peaks: * Biarra () * Sugarloaf () The creek Ivory Creek enters the locality from the south-west ( Eskdale) and flows through the locality exiting to the north (
Harlin Harlin is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Harlin had a population of 211 people. Geography Harlin is a small town in South East Queensland. The town is on the Brisbane Valley Hig ...
). 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 irrigated crop-growing along the creek.


History

The locality presumably takes its name from the creek, which in turn was named after James Ivory and Francis Jeffrey Ivory, two graziers who operated the Eskdale pastoral run. Francis Jeffrey was a Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly h ...
and the
Queensland Legislative Council Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, ...
. Ivory's Creek Provisional School opened circa 1894. On 1 January 1909, it became Ivory's Creek State School. It closed circa 1914.


Demographics

In the , Ivory Creek had a population of 46 people. In the , Ivory Creek had a population of 49 people.


Education

There are no schools in Ivory Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Toogoolawah State School in neighbouring Toogoolawah to the south-west and Harlin State School in neighbouring
Harlin Harlin is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Harlin had a population of 211 people. Geography Harlin is a small town in South East Queensland. The town is on the Brisbane Valley Hig ...
to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah.


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* — also includes Mount Beppo State School, Ivorys Creek Provisional School, Cross Roads Provisional School, Ottaba Provisional School, Murrumba State School, Mount Esk Pocket School, Kipper Provisional School, Lower Cressbrook School, Fulham School, Sandy Gully State School, Cooeeimbardi State School, Scrub Creek State School {{Somerset Region Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland