Rockside, Queensland

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Rockside
Suburb
Rockside is located in Queensland
Rockside
Rockside
Coordinates: 27°42′09″S 152°17′05″E / 27.7025°S 152.2847°E / -27.7025; 152.2847 (Rockside (centre of locality))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total29 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.559/km2 (4.04/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4343
Suburbs around Rockside
Ropeley Blenheim Blenheim
Ingoldsby Rockside Mount Berryman
Ingoldsby Ingoldsby Mount Berryman

Rockside is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Rockside had a population of 29 people.[1]

Geography

The creek Deep Gully rises in Mount Berryman to the south-east and enters Rockside from the south-east, flowing in a north-westerly direction and exiting the locality to the north-west (Ropeley).[3][4]

Ropeley Rockside Road enters the locality from the north-west (Ropeley) and loosely follows the course of Deep Gully bere exiting to the south-east (Mount Berryman).[5]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[6]

History

Rockside Provisional School on 2 June 1902 with Henry Arthur Trone as the first teacher.[7] On 1 January 1909, it became Rockside State School. It closed on 5 April 1921.[8] The school building was subsequently relocated to Ropeley East State School.[9]

In 1932, there were 12 children in the district and a new school was requested.[9] In February 1936, tenders were called to erect a new school at Rockside.[10] The school building was completed by early June 1936.[11] In late June 1936, it was announced that the school would also serve as the Rockside Post Office.[12] On 8 July 1936, the school re-opened still using the name Rockside State School.[8] On Saturday 12 September 1936, the school was officially opened by Ted Maher, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing Rosewood, who gave a speech encouraging people to have more children to reverse the falling birthrate. It was followed by a picnic.[13][14] The school closed on 16 March 1952.[8] It was at 1131 Ropeley Rockside Road (27°41′36″S 152°17′02″E / 27.69343°S 152.28392°E / -27.69343; 152.28392 (Rockside State School (former))).[15][16]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Rockside had a population of 44 people.[17]

In the 2021 census, Rockside had a population of 29 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Rockside. The nearest government primary schools are Ropeley State School in neighbouring Ropeley to the north-west, Mount Sylvia State School in Mount Sylvia to the south-west, and Blenheim State School in neighbouring Blenheim to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north and Laidley State High School in Laidley to the north-east. There are also Catholic primary schools in Gatton and Laidley and a Lutheran primary school in Gatton.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockside (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Rockside – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44987)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Deep Gully – watercourse in the Lockyer Valley Region (entry 9645)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "MA MA CREEK ITEMS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. Vol. XLII, no. 6452. Queensland, Australia. 7 June 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. 1 2 3 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. 1 2 "FOUR DEPUTATIONS". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 14, 461. Queensland, Australia. 22 July 1932. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Advertising". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 26 February 1936. p. 24 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "MT. BERRYMAN". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXVI, no. 15, 464. Queensland, Australia. 8 June 1936. p. 4 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "NEWS OF THE DAY". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXVI, no. 15, 482. Queensland, Australia. 29 June 1936. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "Advertising". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXVII, no. 15, 525. Queensland, Australia. 18 August 1936. p. 1 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "SCHOOLS AFFECTED". Cairns Post. No. 10, 794. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "Parish of Tenthill" (Map). Queensland Government. 1960. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  17. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2025.

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