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Hotels and businesses were established along Eaglehawk Road – now Loddon Valley Highway, and the Mount Korong Road – now the Calder Highway.<\/p>\n
In 1861 the Ironbark Hill Primary School opened and five years later another school opened in Violet Street – now Old Violet Street.<\/p>\n
Until the Violet Street school was built pupils were taught in a primitive Methodist chapel. Both schools operated until 1928 when Ironbark Hill closed, but before then and after Violet Street was enlarged, pupils overflowed into a Rechabites Hall and the Hopetoun Band Room on Eaglehawk Road.<\/p>\n
In 1999 Ironbark was gazetted as a separate suburb, positioned between Golden Square and Long Gully.<\/p>\n
For many years Ironbark, once a prominent business centre, was part of Long Gully.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Ironbark is 20-29 years with households being primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 – $1399 per month on mortgages.<\/p>\n
In general, people in Ironbark work in a professional occupation.<\/p>\n
In 2011, 59 per cent of the homes in Ironbark were owner-occupied compared with 57.2% in 2016.<\/p>\n
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