Ironpot, Queensland (Livingstone Shire)

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Ironpot
Queensland
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Ironpot
Coordinates 23°16′12″S150°35′59″E / 23.27°S 150.5997°E / -23.27; 150.5997 (Ironpot (centre of locality))
Population184 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density5.055/km2 (13.09/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4701
Area36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s) Keppel
Federal division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Ironpot:
Sandringham Mulara Mulara
Limestone Creek Ironpot Cawarral
Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers Mount Chalmers

Ironpot is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Ironpot had a population of 184 people. [1]

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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). [3]

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°18′48″S150°36′15″E / 23.3133°S 150.6042°E / -23.3133; 150.6042 (Mount Nicholson) ) rising to 572 metres (1,877 ft) above sea level. [4] [5]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with rural residential housing in the centre and south-west of the locality. [6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Ironpot had a population of 159 people. [7]

In the 2021 census, Ironpot had a population of 184 people. [1]

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. [8]

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References

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  4. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Mount Nicholson – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 24212)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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  8. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 August 2024.