Rockmount Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°40′35″S 152°02′11″E / 27.6763°S 152.0363°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 82 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.462/km2 (6.38/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4344 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Rockmount is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Rockmount had a population of 82 people. [1]
Deverton is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality ( 27°41′00″S 152°03′00″E / 27.6833°S 152.05°E). [3]
Rockmount has the following mountains:
Rockmount Provisional School opened on 31 January 1899 but closed in early 1902. On 1 February 1904 the school reopened and on 1 January 1909 became Rockmount State School. It closed in 1920, but reopened on 26 November 1928. It closed finally on 24 January 1965. [7] It was at 122 Rockmount Road ( 27°40′30″S 152°02′23″E / 27.6750°S 152.0397°E). [8] [9] [10]
In the 2016 census, Rockmount had a population of 87 people. [11]
In the 2021 census, Rockmount had a population of 82 people. [1]
There are no schools in Rockmount. The nearest government primary schools are: [10]
The nearest government secondary school is Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights, Toowoomba. [10]