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Ideraway
Queensland
Citrus growing, Burnett Highway, Ideraway, 2014 01.jpg
Citrus orchard, 2014
Ideraway is located in Queensland
Ideraway
Ideraway
Location in Queensland
Population 38 (2016 census)
 • Density 1.070/km2 (2.77/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4625
Area 35.5 km2 (13.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
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
Dirnbir Gayndah Bon Accord

Ideraway is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Ideraway had a population of 38 people.

History

The town's name was derived from the name of a pastoral run, used from 1848 by J.B. Reid.

Ideraway Post Office opened by December 1909 (a receiving office had been open from 1908) and closed in 1957.

Heritage listings

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

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:

  • Banapan (25°34′38″S 151°36′30″E / 25.5772°S 151.6083°E / -25.5772; 151.6083 (Banapan (homestead)))
  • Burnett View (25°34′51″S 151°39′08″E / 25.5809°S 151.6523°E / -25.5809; 151.6523 (Burnett View (homestead)))
  • Dentara (25°32′52″S 151°37′03″E / 25.5477°S 151.6174°E / -25.5477; 151.6174 (Dentara (homestead)))
  • Ideraway (25°35′00″S 151°37′58″E / 25.5834°S 151.6329°E / -25.5834; 151.6329 (Ideraway (homestead)))
  • Yenda (25°33′44″S 151°37′16″E / 25.5621°S 151.6212°E / -25.5621; 151.6212 (Yenda (homestead)))

Education

There are no schools in Ideraway. The nearest primary school is Gayndah State School in neighbouring Gayndah to the south. The nearest secondary school is Burnett State College also in Gayndah.

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