Roche Creek, Queensland

Roche Creek Queensland
Roche Creek
Coordinates	26.0597°S 150.1422°E / -26.0597; 150.1422 (Roche Creek (centre of locality))
Population	53 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.1193/km^2 (0.3090/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4419
Area	444.2 km^2 (171.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	27.7 km (17 mi) NE of Wandoan 94.1 km (58 mi) N of Miles 195 km (121 mi) ENE of Roman 217 km (135 mi) NW of Dalby 431 km (268 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Roche Creek: Grosmont Bungaban Bungaban Wandoan Roche Creek Auburn Guluguba Pelham Barakula

Roche Creek is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Roche Creek had a population of 53 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-east by the Great Dividing Range.[3]

The locality presumably takes its name from the creek, which rises in the south-east of the locality and flows through the locality exiting to the north-west (Grosmont) where it becomes a tributary of Juandah Creek.[4][3]

The Barakula State Forest is in the south-east of the locality extending into neighbouring localities. Three sections of the Cooaga State Forest are in the north-east of the locality.[3] Apart from these protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.[3]

History

Roche Creek Provisional School opened in 1914 and closed circa 1917.[5][6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Roche Creek had a population of 55 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Roche Creek had a population of 53 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Roche Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Wandoan State School in neighbouring Wandoan to the west and Grosmont State School in neighbouring Grosmont to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is Wandoan State School to Year 10. There are no nearby secondary schools to Year 12; the nearest is Miles State High School in Miles, but this would be too distant for a daily commute. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Roche Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Roche Creek – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47742)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
4. "Roche Creek – watercourse in the Western Downs Region (entry 28610)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
6. "THE WEEK AT A GLANCE". The Queenslander. No. 2355. Queensland, Australia. 6 May 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Roche Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2023.