Rockside, Queensland

Rockside Queensland
Rockside
Coordinates	27°42′09″S152°17′05″E / 27.7025°S 152.2847°E / -27.7025; 152.2847 (Rockside (centre of locality))
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)
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Wright
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]

History

Rockside Provisional School on 2 June 1902 with Henry Arthur Trone as the first teacher. ^[3] On 1 January 1909, it became Rockside State School. It closed on 5 April 1921. ^[4] The school building was relocated to Ropeley East. ^[5]

In 1932, there were 12 children in the district and a new school was requested. ^[5] In February 1936, tenders were called to erect a new school at Rockdale. ^[6] The school building was completed by early June 1936. ^[7] In late June 1936, it was announced that the school would also serve as the Rockdale Post Office. ^[8] On 8 July 1936, the school re-opened still using the name Rockdale State School. ^[4] 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. ^{[9] [10]} The school closed on 16 March 1952. ^[4] It was at 1131 Ropeley Rockside Road ( 27°41′36″S152°17′02″E / 27.69343°S 152.28392°E / -27.69343; 152.28392 (Rockside State School (former)) ). ^{[11] [12]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Rockside had a population of 44 people. ^[13]

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

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockside (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Rockside – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44987)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "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.
4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
5. "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.
6. "Advertising". The Telegraph . Queensland, Australia. 26 February 1936. p. 24 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "SCHOOLS AFFECTED". Cairns Post . No. 10, 794. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
11. "Parish of Tenthill" (Map). Queensland Government. 1960. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
12. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 October 2023.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Further reading

• A time to remember... : the centenary of Ropeley State School, 1890 - 1990 and the closed schools of Woodlands, Rockside and Ropeley East, Carole and Dennis Clark, 1990