Irongate, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
{{GeoGroup}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Irongate
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.6344|151.5233|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Irongate (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 135
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4356
| area = 54.6
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 17.2
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = Pittsworth
| dist2 = 53.7
| dir2 = W
| location2 = Toowoomba
| dist3 = 181
| dir3 = W
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| elevation = 390-520
| lga = Toowoomba Region
| stategov = Condamine
| fedgov = Groom
| near-n = Mount Tyson
| near-ne = Mount Tyson
| near-e = Rossvale
| near-se = Springside
| near-s = St Helens
| near-sw = St Helens
| near-w = Bongeen
| near-nw = Bongeen
}}
Irongate is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47972|Irongate|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Irongate had a population of 135 people.
Geography
Irongate Conservation Park is a {{Convert|29.035|ha||abbr=}} protected area off Wallingford Road in the south of the locality ({{Coord|-27.6575|151.5247|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Irongate Conservation Park}}).{{Cite QPN|39501|Irongate Conservation Park|conservation park in the Toowoomba Region|access-date=3 January 2021}}
- {{Cite web|title=Irongate - Irongate Conservation Park|url=https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/irongate-conservation-park|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102220626/https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/irongate-conservation-park|archive-date=2 January 2021|access-date=2 January 2021|publisher=Toowoomba Regional Council}}
- {{Cite web|title=Irongate Environmental Park|url=https://www.pittsworthlandcare.com/irongate-environmental-park|access-date=2 January 2021|publisher=Pittsworth District Landcare Association|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021215822/https://www.pittsworthlandcare.com/irongate-environmental-park|url-status=live}}
The land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=30 September 2023}}
History
Iron Gate State School (also written as Irongate State School) opened on 17 January 1910 and closed on 10 February 1963.{{cite book|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was at 941 Irongate Road (junction with Mondam Road, {{Coord|-27.6269|151.5167|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Iron Gate State School (former)}}).{{Cite web|date=1932|title=Parish of Beauaraba|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-beauaraba-1932.jpg|access-date=7 April 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=7 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407074345/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-beauaraba-1932.jpg|url-status=live}}
Wallingford State School opened on 7 April 1919 and closed on 27 August 1967. It was at 147 Wallingford Road ({{Coord|-27.6820|151.5451|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Wallingford State School (former)}}).
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Irongate had a population of 119 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31425|name=Irongate (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Irongate had a population of 135 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31409|name=Irongate (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Homesteads - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
- Bonnie Doon ({{coord|-27.6313|151.5528|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bonnie Doon (homestead)}})
- Chandon Lodge ({{coord|-27.6274|151.5521|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Chandon Lodge (homestead)}})
- Cooleigh ({{coord|-27.6331|151.5258|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Cooleigh (homestead)}})
- Craigilee ({{coord|-27.6107|151.5162|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Craigilee (homestead)}})
- Creston ({{coord|-27.5964|151.4938|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Creston (homestead)}})
- Farview ({{coord|-27.6526|151.5096|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Farview (homestead)}})
- Karinya ({{coord|-27.6646|151.5298|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Karinya (homestead)}})
- North View ({{coord|-27.6356|151.5329|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=North View (homestead)}})
- Plain View ({{coord|-27.6283|151.5447|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Plain View (homestead)}})
- Taronga ({{coord|-27.6127|151.5116|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Taronga (homestead)}})
- Westernview ({{coord|-27.6717|151.5436|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Westernview (homestead)}})
- Willow Glen ({{coord|-27.6215|151.5359|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Willow Glen (homestead)}})
- Wondavue ({{coord|-27.6484|151.5393|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wondavue (homestead)}})
Education
There are no schools in Irongate. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring Mount Tyson to the north-east, Pittsworth State School in Pittsworth to the south-east, and Brookstead State School in Brookstead to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth.