Ironpot, Queensland (Livingstone Shire) Explained

Ironpot, Queensland (Livingstone Shire) should not be confused with Ironpot, Queensland (South Burnett Region).

Type:suburb
Ironpot
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.27°N 150.5997°W
Pop:184
Postcode:4701
Area:36.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:16.9
Dir1:NE
Location1:Kawana
Dist2:19.2
Dir2:SW
Location2:Yeppoon
Dist3:21.8
Dir3:NE
Location3:Rockhampton CBD
Dist4:662
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Livingstone Shire
Stategov:Keppel
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Mulara
Near-Ne:Mulara
Near-E:Cawarral
Near-Se:Mount Chalmers
Near-S:Mount Chalmers
Near-Sw:Limestone Creek
Near-W:Limestone Creek
Near-Nw:Sandringham

Ironpot is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[1] 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 (-23.3133°N 150.6042°W) rising to above sea level.[2] [3]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with rural residential housing in the centre and south-west of the locality.[4]

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 to the east and Parkhurst State School in Parkhurst, Rockhampton, 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 to the north-east.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel . 28 August 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 28 August 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.