Rockmount, Queensland

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Suburb of Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia
27°40′35″S 152°02′11″E / 27.6763°S 152.0363°E / -27.6763; 152.0363 (Rockmount (centre of locality))Population82 (2021 census)[1] • Density2.462/km2 (6.38/sq mi)Postcode(s)4344Area33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 22.8 km (14 mi) SE of Toowoomba
  • 36.8 km (23 mi) SW of Gatton
  • 131 km (81 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley RegionState electorate(s)LockyerFederal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Rockmount:
Upper Flagstone Upper Flagstone Stockyard
Preston Rockmount Egypt
Ramsay Fordsdale Fordsdale

Rockmount is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Rockmount had a population of 82 people.[1]

Geography

Deverton is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (27°41′00″S 152°03′00″E / 27.6833°S 152.05°E / -27.6833; 152.05 (Deverton)).[3]

Rockmount has the following mountains:

  • Mount Campbell (27°40′03″S 152°00′48″E / 27.6675°S 152.0134°E / -27.6675; 152.0134 (Mount Campbell)) 722 metres (2,369 ft)[4][5]
  • Mount Ridgley (27°42′05″S 152°01′36″E / 27.7015°S 152.0268°E / -27.7015; 152.0268 (Mount Ridgley)) 666 metres (2,185 ft)[4][6]

History

Rockmount Provisional School opened on 31 January 1899 but closed in early 1902. On 1 February 1904 the school reopened and on 1 January 1909 became Rockmount State School. It closed in 1920, but reopened on 26 November 1928. It closed finally on 24 January 1965.[7] It was at 122 Rockmount Road (27°40′30″S 152°02′23″E / 27.6750°S 152.0397°E / -27.6750; 152.0397 (Rockmount State School (former))).[8][9][10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Rockmount had a population of 87 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Rockmount had a population of 82 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Rockmount. The nearest government primary schools are:[10]

The nearest government secondary school is Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights, Toowoomba.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockmount (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Rockmount – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45014)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Deverton – locality unbounded in Lockyer Valley Regional (entry 9808)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Mount Campbell – mountain in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 5991)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Mount Ridgley – mountain in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 28476)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ "Helidon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Darling Downs 2 Mile map BG1 series sheet 5" (Map). Queensland Government. 1923. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockmount (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

Further reading

  • Flagstone Creek State School 1886-1986 : a history of the Flagstone Creek State School and district, Flagstone Creek State School Centenary Committee, 1986— incorporating Rockmount State School (1899-1964), Mt. Campbell State School (1891-1960) Carpendale State School (1924- )
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Towns and localities in the Lockyer Valley Region, South East Queensland