Rosehill is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Rosehill had a population of 126 people.[1]

Rosehill
Queensland
Rosehill is located in Queensland
Rosehill
Rosehill
Coordinates28°11′01″S 151°59′44″E / 28.1836°S 151.9955°E / -28.1836; 151.9955 (Rosehill (centre of locality))
Population126 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.33/km2 (16.40/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4370
Area19.9 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Rosehill:
Toolburra Massie Willowvale
Allan Rosehill Womina
Rosenthal Heights Warwick Warwick

History edit

The locality takes its name from Rosehill railway station (previously known as Lyndhurt Road, then Lyndhurst, and renamed to Rosehill in September 1885). The name refers to a local big hill covered in rosemary bush.[2]

Rosehill Provisional School opened circa 1890 but closed circa 1899. On 21 January 19091 it reopened, becoming Rosehill State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1940, but reopened on 29 January 1952 as Rose Hill State School. It closed permanently on 31 December 1966.[3]

Lyndhurst State School opened in January 1913, but was soon renamed Mount Gordon State School. It closed on 4 April 1985.[4]

In the 2016 census, Rosehill had a population of 126 people.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rosehill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ a b "Rosehill – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49212)". 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. ^ 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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