Rocky Creek, Queensland

Rocky Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Rocky Creek had a population of 41 people.[1]

Rocky Creek
Queensland
Rocky Creek
Coordinates28.0166°S 151.35°E / -28.0166; 151.35 (Rocky Creek (centre of locality))
Population41 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.886/km2 (2.294/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

History

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]

In the 2016 census Rocky Creek had a population of 41 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rocky Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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


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