Ideraway
Appearance
Ideraway Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 25°34′43″S 151°37′06″E / 25.57861°S 151.61833°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 225 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4625 | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Ideraway is a small rural town and locality in North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] At the 2011 census, Ideraway had a population of 225.[1]
History
The town's name was derived from the name of a pastoral run, used from 1848 by J.B. Reid.[2]
Ideraway Post Office opened by December 1909 (a receiving office had been open from 1908) and closed in 1957.[4]
Heritage listings
Ideraway Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Mungar-Monto railway line: Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge[5]
- Mungar-Monto railway line: Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge[6]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ideraway". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Ideraway – town (entry 16595)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Ideraway – locality (entry 45374)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway) (entry 600519)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway) (entry 600520)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Ideraway, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons