| Roche Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Roche Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°03′35″S150°08′32″E / 26.0597°S 150.1422°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 53 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4419 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 444.2 km2 (171.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Roche Creek is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Roche Creek had a population of 53 people. [3]
The locality is bounded to the south-east by the Great Dividing Range. [4]
The locality presumably takes its name from the creek, which rises in the south-east of the locality and flows through the locality exiting to the north-west (Grosmont) where it becomes a tributary of Juandah Creek. [5] [4]
The Barakula State Forest is in the south-east of the locality extending into neighbouring localities. Three sections of the Cooaga State Forest are in the north-east of the locality. [4] Apart from these protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. [4]
Roche Creek Provisional School opened in 1914 and closed circa 1917. [6] [7]
In the 2016 census, Roche Creek had a population of 55 people. [8]
In the 2021 census, Roche Creek had a population of 53 people. [3]
There are no schools in Roche Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Wandoan State School in neighbouring Wandoan to the west and Grosmont State School in neighbouring Grosmont to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is Wandoan State School to Year 10. There are no nearby secondary schools to Year 12; the nearest is Miles State High School in Miles, but this would be too distant for a daily commute. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [9]
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