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
Location	5.5 km (3 mi) NNE of Gayndah 152 km (94 mi) W of Maryborough 162 km (101 mi) S@ of Bundaberg 329 km (204 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal Division(s)	Flynn
Localities around Ideraway: Reids Creek Yenda Mount Lawless Reids Creek Ideraway Bon Accord Dirnbur Gayndah Bon Accord

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

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ideraway". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
2. "Ideraway - town (entry 16595)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
3. "Ideraway - locality (entry 45374)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
5. "Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway) (entry 600519)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
6. "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