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Rocky Creek, Queensland

Coordinates: 28°01′00″S 151°21′00″E / 28.0166°S 151.35°E / -28.0166; 151.35 (Rocky Creek (centre of locality))
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Rocky Creek
Queensland
Rocky Creek is located in Queensland
Rocky Creek
Rocky Creek
Coordinates28°01′00″S 151°21′00″E / 28.0166°S 151.35°E / -28.0166; 151.35 (Rocky Creek (centre of locality))
Population35 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.756/km2 (1.958/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4357
Area46.3 km2 (17.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Rocky Creek:
Grays Gate Grays Gate Punchs Creek
Lavelle Rocky Creek Punchs Creek
Mount Emlyn Kooroongarra Stonehenge

Rocky Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Rocky Creek had a population of 35 people.[1]

History

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Rocky Creek Provisional School opened on 9 February 1903. On 1 January 1909 it became Rocky Creek State School. It closed on 28 April 1972.[3]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Rocky Creek had a population of 41 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Rocky Creek had a population of 35 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rocky Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Rocky Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48053)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rocky Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata