Ideraway

Ideraway
Queensland
Ideraway
Coordinates 25°34′43″S 151°37′06″E / 25.57861°S 151.61833°ECoordinates: 25°34′43″S 151°37′06″E / 25.57861°S 151.61833°E
Population 225 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4625
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Flynn

Ideraway is a small rural town in North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] 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.[3]

Heritage listings

Ideraway Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ideraway". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ideraway". Place name details. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway) (entry 15294)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  5. ↑ "Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway) (entry 15295)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-12.