West Rockhampton, Queensland

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West Rockhampton
Rockhampton,  Queensland
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Droughtmaster statue, one of Rockhampton's Big Bulls, 2019
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West Rockhampton
Coordinates 23°23′15″S150°28′53″E / 23.3875°S 150.4813°E / -23.3875; 150.4813 (West Rockhampton (centre of suburb)) Coordinates: 23°23′15″S150°28′53″E / 23.3875°S 150.4813°E / -23.3875; 150.4813 (West Rockhampton (centre of suburb))
Population1,825 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density276.5/km2 (716/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4700
Area6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s) Rockhampton
Federal division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around West Rockhampton:
Pink Lily Pink Lily Wandal
Fairy Bower West Rockhampton The Range
Fairy Bower Fairy Bower The Range

West Rockhampton is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, West Rockhampton had a population of 1,825 people. [1]

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Geography

West Rockhampton is situated 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) by road west of the Rockhampton central business district.

The suburb is bounded to the west by Lion Creek. [3]

The centre and west of the suburb is occupied by the Rockhampton Airport. The eastern part is residential. [3]

Murray Lagoon is in the southern corner of the suburb ( 23°23′54″S150°29′06″E / 23.3983°S 150.485°E / -23.3983; 150.485 (Murray Lagoon) ). [4]

History

Crescent Lagoon State School opened on 8 July 1896. [5] It moved to its current location in 1932.

In 1905, a Baptist Church opened in West Rockhampton. [6] [7] A stump-capping ceremony took place on Saturday 15 April 1905. [8] [9] The official opening was held over two days, Sunday 11 June 1905 and Sunday 18 June 1905. [10] [11]

In the 2006 census, West Rockhampton had a population of 1,457. [12]

At the 2011 census, West Rockhampton had a population of 1,810. [13]

In the 2016 census, West Rockhampton had a population of 1,825 people. [1]

Heritage listings

West Rockhampton has the following heritage listings:

Education

Crescent Lagoon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at North Street Extended ( 23°22′57″S150°29′18″E / 23.3825°S 150.4884°E / -23.3825; 150.4884 (Crescent Lagoon State School) ). [15] [16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 389 students with 29 teachers (28 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). [17] It includes a special education program. [15]

Facilities

West Rockhampton is also the location of the Rockhampton Airport, the Rockhampton Golf Club and the Brothers Rockhampton Roos the local Australian Rules Football Club.

The Rockhampton Regional Council operate a public library at the Rockhampton Airport called the "Anytime Library" (which, as at 2018, is open from 5am to 9:30pm every day). [18]

Big Bulls

West Rockhampton is home to one of the seven Big Bulls statues that decorate Rockhampton, which regards itself as the Beef Capital of Australia. There is a statue of a Droughtmaster bull outside Rockhampton Airport. [19] [20] The Big Bulls are listed as one of Australia's big things. [21]

The theft of the testicles from the bulls is a common prank and they frequently have to be replaced. Some residents also feel that the bull statues over-emphasise one aspect of the city and should be relocated to less prominent locations. However, there is strong public support for the retention of the bulls. [22]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "West Rockhampton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "West Rockhampton – suburb in Rockhampton Region (entry 49351)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Murray Lagoon – lake in Rockhampton Regional (entry 23614)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "1905 West Rockhampton". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "WEST ROCKHAMPTON BAPTIST MISSION". Morning Bulletin . LXVII (12, 269). Queensland, Australia. 15 April 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "WEST ROCKHAMPTON BAPTIST MISSION". Morning Bulletin . LXVII (12, 270). Queensland, Australia. 17 April 1905. p. 6. Retrieved 29 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "WEST ROCKHAMPTON BATIST CHURCH". Morning Bulletin . LXVII (12, 316). Queensland, Australia. 10 June 1905. p. 7. Retrieved 29 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Advertising". Morning Bulletin . LXVII (12, 320). Queensland, Australia. 15 June 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 29 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "West Rockhampton (Rockhampton City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "West Rockhampton". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 December 2015. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ "St Aubins (entry 600790)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  15. 1 2 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Crescent Lagoon State School". Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  18. ↑ "Rockhampton Regional Library, Public Libraries Connect". Public Libraries Connect. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  19. ↑ "Where's the Beef?". Rockhampton Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  20. ↑ Robinson, Paul; Farrow-Smith, Elloise; Saunders, Miranda (17 April 2014). "An ownership row has erupted over who holds Australia's Beef Capital title". ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  21. ↑ Clark, David (2004). Big Things: Australia's Amazing Roadside Attractions. Penguin Books. pp. 10–13. ISBN   0-14-300200-7.
  22. ↑ Whop, Marlina (20 November 2013). "Tourism group rears up over Rockhampton bull statues". ABC News . Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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