Rockmount, Queensland
Rockmount Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Rockmount | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°40′35″S 152°02′11″E / 27.6763°S 152.0363°ECoordinates: 27°40′35″S 152°02′11″E / 27.6763°S 152.0363°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 87 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.613/km2 (6.77/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4344 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Rockmount is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Rockmount had a population of 87 people.[1]
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.[3]
In the 2016 census Rockmount had a population of 87 people.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockmount (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Rockmount – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45014)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
Categories:
- Lockyer Valley Region
- Localities in Queensland
- South East Queensland geography stubs