Rockside, Queensland
Rockside is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Rockside had a population of 29 people.
Geography
The creek Deep Gully rises in Mount Berryman to the south-east and enters Rockside from the south-east, flowing in a north-westerly direction and exiting the locality to the north-west.Ropeley Rockside Road enters the locality from the north-west and loosely follows the course of Deep Gully bere exiting to the south-east.
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.
History
Rockside Provisional School on 2 June 1902 with Henry Arthur Trone as the first teacher. On 1 January 1909, it became Rockside State School. It closed on 5 April 1921. The school building was subsequently relocated to Ropeley East State School.In 1932, there were 12 children in the district and a new school was requested. In February 1936, tenders were called to erect a new school at Rockside. The school building was completed by early June 1936. In late June 1936, it was announced that the school would also serve as the Rockside Post Office. On 8 July 1936, the school re-opened still using the name Rockside State School. 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. The school closed on 16 March 1952. It was at 1131 Ropeley Rockside Road.
Demographics
In the, Rockside had a population of 44 people.In the, Rockside had a population of 29 people.