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Rossville
Queensland
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Rossville
Coordinates 15°45′04″S145°16′02″E / 15.7512°S 145.2672°E / -15.7512; 145.2672 (Rossville (town centre))
Population253 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.3826/km2 (0.9909/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4895
Area661.3 km2 (255.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Shire of Cook
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Leichhardt
Localities around Rossville:
Lakeland Cooktown Coral Sea
Lakeland Rossville Bloomfield
Lakeland Bloomfield Bloomfield

Rossville is a town and coastal locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Rossville had a population of 253 people. [1]

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Geography

Helenvale is a neighbourhood within the north-west of the locality ( 15°43′01″S145°13′01″E / 15.717°S 145.217°E / -15.717; 145.217 (Helenvale (neighbourhood)) ). [4] [5]

The Hope Islands are an island group 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) off the east coast of Rossville ( 15°44′20″S145°27′08″E / 15.7389°S 145.4522°E / -15.7389; 145.4522 (Hope Islands) ). [6]

The Annan River and East Normanby River both rise on the slopes of the Trevethan Range in the south of Rossville. [5]

The boundaries of the locality extend into the Coral Sea to incorporate the two Hope Islands into the locality (unofficially known as East Hope and West Hope to distinguish them). The Hope Islands are entirely within the Hope Islands National Park. [5] [7]

History

The Hope Island are traditionally part of the sea country of the Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal people. [7]

The Hope Islands were named by Lieutenant James Cook of HMS Endeavour on 13 June 1770. After the Endeavour had become stranded on the Endeavour Reef, Cook hoped that they might reach the islands after freeing the ship. [8]

Rossville Provisional School opened circa 1898 and became Rossville State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1964. A new Rossville State School opened on 25 January 1988. [9] [10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Rossville had a population of 204 people. [11]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Rossville had a population of 253 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Rossville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Rossville State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Angus Gully Road ( 15°45′48″S145°16′06″E / 15.7632°S 145.2683°E / -15.7632; 145.2683 (Rossville State School) ). [13] [14] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 32 students with 3 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). [15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 28 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [16]

There are no secondary schools in Rossville with the closest secondary school being Cooktown State School in neighbouring Cooktown, [5] 31.1 kilometres (19.3mi) from Rossville.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rossville (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Rossville (town) (entry 29128)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rossville (locality) (entry 46138)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Helenvale – locality unbounded in Cook Shire (entry 15666)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hope Islands – island group in the Shire of Cook (entry 16113)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Hope Islands National Park". Parks and Forests. Queensland Government. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Hope Islands – island group in the Cook Shire (entry 16113)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rossville (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. ↑ "Collingwood Water Race (entry 602257)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Rossville State School". Rossville State School. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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