Ropeley, Queensland

Ropeley Queensland
Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2006
Ropeley
Coordinates	27°39′23″S152°15′50″E / 27.6563°S 152.2638°E / -27.6563; 152.2638 (Ropeley (centre of locality))
Population	206 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	7.57/km2 (19.62/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4343
Area	27.2 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	15.9 km (10 mi) S of Gatton 43.1 km (27 mi) ESE of Toowoomba 63.8 km (40 mi) W of Ipswich 107 km (66 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Ropeley: Lower Tenthill Woodlands Blenheim Upper Tenthill Ropeley Blenheim Upper Tenthill Ingoldsby Rockside

Ropeley is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Ropeley had a population of 206 people. ^[1]

Geography

Ropeley East is a neighbourhood in the east of the locality ( 27°39′00″S152°17′00″E / 27.65°S 152.2833°E / -27.65; 152.2833 (Ropeley East) ). ^[3]

History

Rosenblatt family posing outside a wooden dwelling, Ropeley, Queensland

The Deep Gully Provisional School opened in 1890 and in 1892 was renamed Ropeley Provisional School. On 2 September 1901, it became Ropeley State School. The school celebrated its centenary in 1990. ^[4]

Ropeley East State School opened on 4 May 1915. It closed in 1955. ^{[5] [4]}

This Lutheran congregation at Ropeley formed in 1886. The Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran Church was officially opened on Sunday 4 February 1923 with a crowd of approximately 1,200 people. The opening of the church brought together two previously separate Lutheran congregations in the district. ^{[6] [7]}

On Sunday 21 June 1914 the Ropeley Apostolic Church was officially opened and dedicated by Reverend Heinrich Frederick Nieumeyer. The church building was 30 by 21 feet (9.1 by 6.4 m) with an 8 feet (2.4 m) vestry and a 5 feet (1.5 m) square porch with a belfry and bell. The land was donated by August Schneider. The church was built by Mr L. Roberts for £140 with volunteers assisting with the carting. The altar was built from cedar by Mr Laffey of Left-Hand Branch, Mount Sylvia, to a design by Mr Roth of Laidley. ^[8]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Ropeley had a population of 232 people. ^[9]

In the 2016 census Ropeley had a population of 194 people. ^[10]

In the 2021 census, Ropeley had a population of 206 people. ^[1]

Education

Ropeley State School

Ropeley State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4 Hoger Road ( 27°39′28″S152°15′31″E / 27.6579°S 152.2587°E / -27.6579; 152.2587 (Ropeley State School) ). ^{[11] [12]} In 2013, the school had 11 enrolled students with two teaching staff (one equivalent full-time). ^[13] In 2015, only one child was enrolled. ^[14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 5 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent). ^[15] As at 2023, the school is officially open, but, in the absence of any enrolled students, it is not operating. ^[16]

There is no secondary school in Ropeley. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north. ^[17]

Amenities

Ropeley Apostolic Church, 2016

Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran Church is at 400 Ropeley Rockside Road ( 27°38′39″S152°15′14″E / 27.6443°S 152.2539°E / -27.6443; 152.2539 (Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran Church) ). ^{[18] [19]} It holds weekly Sunday services. ^[20]

Ropely Apostolic Church is at 86 Steinmullers Road ( 27°39′31″S152°14′55″E / 27.6587°S 152.2485°E / -27.6587; 152.2485 (Ropeley Apostolic Church) ). ^[21]

Ropeley has two cemeteries:

• Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran cemetery, adjacent to the church ( 27°38′44″S152°15′14″E / 27.6455°S 152.2538°E / -27.6455; 152.2538 (Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran Church cemetery) ) ^[22]
• Ropeley Scandinavian Lutheran cemetery, associated with the former Scandinavian Lutheran congregation ( 27°40′18″S152°15′46″E / 27.6717°S 152.2627°E / -27.6717; 152.2627 (Ropeley Scandinavian Lutheran cemetery) ) ^[23]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ropeley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Ropeley – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44988)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Ropeley East – locality unbounded in Lockyer Valley Regional (entry 29009)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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. "The Week At a Glance". The Queenslander . Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1915. p. 11. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2020– via Trove.
6. "Immanuel Lutheran Church". Organ Historical Trust of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
7. "Ropeley Lutheran Church". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 7 February 1923. p. 8. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
8. "German Apostolic Church". Queensland Times . Vol. LVI, no. 9045. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1914. p. 3 (Daily). Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021– via National Library of Australia.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ropeley (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ropeley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
11. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
12. "Ropeley State School". Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Ropeley State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
14. "Meet Ropeley State School's sole student". Brisbane Times . 8 February 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
15. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
16. "Ropeley State School". Ropeley State School. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
17. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 March 2021.
18. "Lutheran Church Ropeley Immanuel Congregation, Qld". Ropeley Immanuel Congregation, Qld. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
19. "Immanuel Lutheran Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
20. "Lutheran Church Ropeley Immanuel Congregation, Qld". Ropeley Immanuel Congregation, Qld. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
21. "Apostolic Church of Queensland - Ropeley". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
22. Google (8 March 2021). "Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran Church cemetery" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
23. Google (8 March 2021). "Ropeley Scandinavian Lutheran cemetery" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

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
• Zanker, Clem C (1983), Immanuel Lutheran Church Ropeley : 60th anniversary of Immanuel Church, February 6, 1983, Immanuel Lutheran Church