Ivory Creek, Queensland


Ivory Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Ivory Creek had a population of 49 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Biarra Range. It has two named peaks:
The creek Ivory Creek enters the locality from the south-west and flows through the locality exiting to the north.
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some irrigated crop-growing along the creek.

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the creek, which in turn was named after James Ivory and Francis Jeffrey Ivory, two graziers who operated the Eskdale pastoral run. Francis Jeffrey was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Queensland Legislative Council.
Ivory's Creek Provisional School opened circa 1894. On 1 January 1909, it became Ivory's Creek State School. It closed circa 1914.

Demographics

In the, Ivory Creek had a population of 46 people.
In the, Ivory Creek had a population of 49 people.

Education

There are no schools in Ivory Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Toogoolawah State School in neighbouring Toogoolawah to the south-west and Harlin State School in neighbouring Harlin to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah.