West Rockhampton, Queensland

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West Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland
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Droughtmaster statue, one of Rockhampton's Big Bulls, 2019
West Rockhampton is located in Queensland
West Rockhampton
West Rockhampton
Coordinates23°23′15″S 150°28′53″E / 23.3875°S 150.4813°E / -23.3875; 150.4813 (West Rockhampton (centre of suburb))Coordinates: 23°23′15″S 150°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 zoneAEST (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]

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 (

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23°23′54″S 150°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 (

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23°22′57″S 150°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 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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "West Rockhampton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "West Rockhampton – suburb in Rockhampton Region (entry 49351)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "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. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "St Aubins (entry 600790)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  15. ^ a b "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.

External links[]

  • "West Rockhampton". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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