Irongate, Queensland

Irongate is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Irongate had a population of 119 people.[1]

Irongate
Queensland
Irongate
Coordinates27.6344°S 151.5233°E / -27.6344; 151.5233 (Irongate (centre of locality))
Population119 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.179/km2 (5.645/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4356
Area54.6 km2 (21.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Irongate:
Bongeen Mount Tyson Mount Tyson
Bongeen Irongate Rossvale
St Helens St Helens Springside

Geography

Irongate Conservation Park is a 29.035 hectares (71.75 acres) protected area off Wallingford Road in the south of the locality (27.6575°S 151.5247°E / -27.6575; 151.5247 (Irongate Conservation Park)).[3][4][5]

The land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.[6]

History

In the 2016 census Irongate had a population of 119 people.[1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Irongate (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Irongate – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47972)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Irongate Conservation Park – conservation park in the Toowoomba Region (entry 39501)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. "Irongate - Irongate Conservation Park". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "Irongate Environmental Park". Pittsworth District Landcare Association. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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