Ilfracombe, Queensland

Ilfracombe, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Ilfracombe
state = qld


caption =
lga = Longreach Regional Council
postcode = 4727
est =
pop = 269
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gregory
fedgov = Flynn
dist1 = 1153
dir1 = NW
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 659
dir2 = W
location2= Rockhampton
dist3 = 27
dir3 = E
location3= Longreach

Ilfracombe is a small town in Queensland, Australia. The main industry is sheep rearing, mainly for wool. Ilfracombe is the home of a collection of antique agricultural machinery. At the 2006 census, Ilfracombe and the surrounding had a population of 269.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC36297|name=Ilfracombe (Ilfracombe Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-04-14|quick=on]

Notable people from the area include Quentin Bryce, Governor of Queensland and Governor-General of Australia from September 2008.cite news | first = Misha| last = Schubert| title = A woman takes the keys to Yarralumla| url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/first-female-viceregal/2008/04/13/1208024989606.html| publisher = The Age| date = 2008-04-14| accessdate = 2008-04-14] and Paul Wilson, author of the international best selling The Little Book of Calm and the Calm series of books.Fact|date=April 2008

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