Ilkley, Queensland

Suburb of Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

26°43′54″S 152°59′34″E / 26.7316°S 152.9927°E / -26.7316; 152.9927 (Ilkley (centre of locality))Population812 (2021 census)^[1] • Density49.21/km² (127.5/sq mi)Postcode(s)4554Area16.5 km² (6.4 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

11.4 km (7 mi) SW of Buderim
15.4 km (10 mi) S of Nambour
22.0 km (14 mi) NW of Caloundra
93.9 km (58 mi) N of Brisbane

LGA(s)Sunshine Coast RegionState electorate(s)Nicklin Federal division(s)Fisher

Suburbs around Ilkley:
Palmwoods	Chevallum	Tanawha
Eudlo	Ilkley	Tanawha
Mooloolah Valley	Mooloolah Valley	Glenview

Ilkley is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Ilkley had a population of 812 people.^[1]

History

Following the establishment of a settlement there about 1890, the locality was named Ilkley after Ilkey in Yorkshire, England, the home town of the local preacher Joseph Kitson.^[2]

Ilkley Provisional School opened on 25 November 1901, becoming Ilkley State School on 1 January 1909. In 1924, it briefly became a part-time school sharing a teacher with Chevallum State School. After that, Ilkley State School remained a full-time school until its final closure in 1964.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Ilkley had a population of 827 people.^[4]

In the 2021 census, Ilkley had a population of 812 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ilkley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Ilkley – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50062)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ilkley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.