Irvinebank facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Irvinebank Queensland
Irvinebank Location in Queensland
Population	125 (2016 census locality)
• Density	0.1689/km2 (0.437/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4887
Elevation	750 m (2,461 ft)
Area	740.1 km2 (285.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	25.8 km (16 mi) WSW of Herberton 45.2 km (28 mi) S of Atherton 77.9 km (48 mi) SSW of Mareeba 122 km (76 mi) SW of Cairns 1,708 km (1,061 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Localities around Irvinebank: Dimbulah Mutchilba Watsonville Petford Irvinebank Silver Valley Munderra Mount Garnet Silver Valley

Irvinebank is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Irvinebank had a population of 125 people.

History

Irvinebank with Wades Royal Hotel, National Bank, School of Arts and other buildings, circa 1906

First known as Gibbs Camp, the town was founded in 1884 by John Moffat, who had purchased the mining leases from the original prospectors. He built a dam, a mill, smelters and other infrastructure that attracted settlers and miners to the area. Irvinebank Post Office opened on 1 June 1885 (a receiving office had been open from 1884). It became a thriving town with an economy based on mining, milling and smelting.

In the ten years up to the 1911 census the population had swelled from 619 to 1264, but another 10 years saw it reduced back to only 607 and continued to fall.

At the 2006 census, Irvinebank had a population of 311.

Heritage listings

Irvinebank has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Jessie Street: Queensland National Bank
• off Jessie Street: Irvinebank State Treatment Works
• 16 O'Callaghan Street: Loudoun House
• Mareeba Mining District: Vulcan Mine
• McDonald Street: Irvinebank School of Arts Hall
• Stannary Hills-Irvinebank Road: Stannary Hills Tramways

Education

Irvinebank State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at High Street (17°25′36″S 145°12′15″E / 17.4268°S 145.2041°E / -17.4268; 145.2041 (Irvinebank State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 9 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Irvinebank. The nearest government secondary schools are Dimbulah State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Dimbulah to the north-west and Herberton State School (to Year 10) in Herberton to the east. Catholic secondary education to Year 12 is available in Herberton, while the nearest government secondary school offering schooling to Year 12 is Atherton State High School in Atherton to the north-east; Given the size of the locality, some children might live too far away to attend any of these schools; distance education and boarding schools would be other options.

Notable residents

• Henry Dalziel, recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I was born in Irvinebank