| Rockside Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Rockside | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°42′09″S152°17′05″E / 27.7025°S 152.2847°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 29 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.559/km2 (4.04/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4343 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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″S152°17′02″E / 27.69343°S 152.28392°E ). [15] [16]
In the 2016 census, Rockside had a population of 44 people. [17]
In the 2021 census, Rockside had a population of 29 people. [1]
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]
