Iredale, Queensland

Lockyer Creek forms the north-eastern boundary. Monkey Water Holes Creek forms the northern boundary before joining the Lockyer. Soda Spring Creek rises in the south and flows through to join the Lockyer in the north-east.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Iredale+QLD+4344/@-27.5795949,152.0715492,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b96f5109537da37:0x400eef17f20e410!8m2!3d-27.5750738!4d152.1204894!5m1!1e4|title=Iredale, Queensland|access-date=15 September 2021}}

The Warrego Highway passes to the north of the locality.

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and rural residential housing.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

Helidon Scrub Provisional School opened on 6 June 1894 in a one-roomed building with two windows, a door and a front verandah. On the first day, there were 23 students under teacher Miss Mary Frawley.{{cite news |date=14 June 1894 |title=School for Helidon. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173171746 |accessdate=28 August 2024 |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=6758}} On 1 January 1909, it became Helidon Scrub State School. As there was no space for a playground, in 1914 it was proposed that the school be relocated to a new site. On 6 March 1916, a new school building was built on a new site with the old school building to be the Iredale School of Arts.{{cite news |date=1 October 1931 |title=TEACHER FAREWELLED. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113189941 |accessdate=28 August 2024 |newspaper=Queensland Times |location=Queensland, Australia |page=5 (DAILY.) |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LXXII |issue=14209}} Eight of the original students attended the school's 50th anniversary in June 1944.{{cite news |date=24 June 1944 |title=EIGHT ORIGINAL SCHOLARS ATTEND HELIDON SCRUB SCHOOL JUBILEE |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114556658 |accessdate=28 August 2024 |newspaper=Queensland Times |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 (DAILY) |via=National Library of Australia |issue=17,963}} Circa 1944, it was renamed Iredale State School (a name had been used informally for many years). It closed in 1975.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }} The original school site was on 586 Spa Water Road ({{Coord|-27.57216|152.08628|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Helidon Scrub State School (former)}}) and the 1916 school site was at 646 Spa Water Road ({{Coord|-27.5737|152.0910|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Iredale State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1930 |title=Parish of Terry |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-terry-1930/original |access-date=28 August 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Cite web |date=1936 |title=Helidon |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-helidon-1936.jpg |access-date=6 June 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701063349/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-helidon-1936.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1953 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m43 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m43-admin-bdy-1953.jpg |access-date=6 June 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813012453/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m43-admin-bdy-1953.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=6 June 2022}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Iredale had a population of 158 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31422|name=Iredale (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Iredale had a population of 177 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31406|name=Iredale (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Iredale. The nearest government primary schools are Helidon State School in neighbouring Helidon to the north-east, Flagstone Creek State School in neighbouring Flagstone Creek to the south and Withcott State School in Withcott to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the east and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights in Toowoomba to the west.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

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• {{cite book |last=Leah |first=D. G. |title=Iredale State School formerly Helidon Scrub 1894 to 1975 and the Helidon-Circuit schools |date=2001 |publisher=}} — via [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/11l3i0/alma997485924702061 State Library of Queensland]

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