Rocksberg is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Rocksberg had a population of 277 people. In April 2023, the

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decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named

Corymbia ''Corymbia'', commonly known as bloodwoods, is a genus of about one hundred species of tree that, along with ''Eucalyptus'', '' Angophora'' and several smaller groups, are referred to as eucalypts. Until 1990, corymbias were included in the g ...

, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere, Rocksberg, Upper Caboolture, and

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. Prior to land redistribution, parts of Corymbia, Greenstone, and Wagtail Grove were part of Rockberg.

Geography

The

Caboolture River The Caboolture River is a small river in South East Queensland, Australia. Location and features Formed by runoff from the D'Aguilar Range, the Caboolture River rises below near and flows generally east, joined by two minor tributaries and f ...

flows from north to east through the locality with Zillmans Crossing () being a former ford (now a low-level bridge) across the river. The ford was part of the Old North Road (now superseded by the

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) and was named after Leopold Zillman, an early pioneer farmer in the area. The river flats (elevation about 50 metres above sea level) are used for agriculture, mostly grazing, but the western side of the locality is undeveloped mountain land rising to numerous unnamed peaks, the highest being 350 metres above sea level. There is a picnic reserve near Zillmans Crossing.

History

The locality takes its name from the property name used by the Zillman family. In the early 1840s, the Archer brothers of Durundur Station and Evan Mackenzie of Kilcoy Station blazed a trail to connect their farms with Brisbane, creating Old North Road (as it now known) as the first road north from Brisbane. Later it was supplanted by a road closer to the coast (now known as Old Gympie Road) and subsequently by the

even closer to the coast. Rocksberg Provisional School opened on 19 June 1893, becoming Rocksberg State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1954. It was located at approx 5 W James Road (). In April 2023, the

decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named

, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere, Rocksberg, Upper Caboolture, and

. Rocksberg lost land to Corymbia, Greenstone, and Wagtail Grove.

Demographics

In the , Rocksberg recorded a population of 302 people, 49% female and 51% male. The median age of the Rocksberg population was 43 years, 6 years above the Australian median. 76.6% of people living in Rocksberg were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 2.7%, South Africa 2.3%, Indonesia 1%, Netherlands 1%. 88% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% Dutch, 1% German, 1% Indonesian, 0% Irish, 0% Gaelic (Scotland). In the , Rocksberg had a population of 300 people. In the , Rocksberg had a population of 277 people.

Education

There are no schools in Rocksberg. The nearest government primary schools are Bellmere State School in neighbouring Bellmere to the north-east, Minimbah State School in Morayfield to the east, and Dayboro State School in Dayboro to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Tullawong State High School in

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the northern side of the Caboolture River. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,534 people. Geography Caboolture is ...

to the north-east, Morayfield State High School in Morayfield to the east, and Bray Park State High School in Bray Park to the south-east.

Attractions

Rocksberg Park Heritage Reserve is a recreational area on McNamara Road alongside the Caboolture River (). It has information about early pioneers of the district. It is part of the Caboolture Heritage Drive.

References

{{City of Moreton Bay Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland