Rocky Plain, South Australia

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Rocky Plain
South Australia
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Rocky Plain
Coordinates 34°01′56″S139°08′06″E / 34.032330°S 139.134980°E / -34.032330; 139.134980
Population8 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5381 [2]
LGA(s) Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s) Stuart [2]
Federal division(s) Grey [2]
Localities around Rocky Plain:
Robertstown Bright Geranium Plains
Robertstown Rocky Plain Bower
Australia Plains Australia Plains Australia Plains
FootnotesCoordinates [3]

Rocky Plain is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder. [2] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name". [3]

Rocky Plain School opened in 1923, and reached its highest number of students, 23, in 1934. Numbers subsequently declined, and the school closed on 13 March 1943, with the building later demolished. [4]

Rocky Plain has been described as "only a district name", with the "only notable centre to mark the area" being the now-demolished former school. [4]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rocky Plain (SA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search result(s) for Rocky Plain, 5381". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Search result(s) for Rocky Plain, 5381". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. District Council of Robertstown. 1986. p. 175.