Rockside Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°42′09″S 152°17′05″E / 27.7025°S 152.2847°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 44 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.37/km2 (6.13/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4343 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 18.6 km2 (7.2 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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Rockside is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Rockside had a population of 44 people.[1]
Rockside Provisional School on 2 June 1902 with Henry Arthur Trone as the first teacher.[3] On 1 January 1909, it became Rockside State School. It closed on 5 April 1921.[4] The school building was relocated to Ropeley East.[5]
In 1932, there were 12 children in the district and a new school was requested.[5] In February 1936, tenders were called to erect a new school at Rockdale.[6] The school building was completed by early June 1936.[7] In late June 1936, it was announced that the school would also serve as the Rockdale Post Office.[8] On 8 July 1936, the school re-opened still using the name Rockdale State School.[4] On Saturday 12 September 1936, the school was officially opened by Ted Maher, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing Rosewood, who gave a speech encouraging people to have more children to reverse the falling birthrate. It was followed by a picnic.[9][10] The school closed on 16 March 1952.[4] It was at 1131 Ropeley Rockside Road (27°41′36″S 152°17′02″E / 27.69343°S 152.28392°E).[11][12]
In the 2016 census, Rockside had a population of 44 people.[1]