Rosenthal Heights, Queensland
| Rosenthal Heights Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Rosenthal Heights | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°15′12″S 151°58′12″E / 28.2533°S 151.97°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,664 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Rosenthal Heights is a mixed-use locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Rosenthal Heights had a population of 2,664 people.[3]
Geography[edit]
The locality is on the south-western outskirts of the town of Warwick.[4]
The Cunningham Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Warwick) and exits to the north-west (Allan).[4] The South Western railway line enters the location from the north-east (Warwick) to the south of the highway, forms part of the locality's north-eastern boundary, before exiting to the north-west (Allan); no railway stations serve the locality.[4]
The New England Highway enters the location from the north-east (Warwick), runs south-west through the locality, forming part of the locality's south-western boundary before exiting to the south-west (Leslie Dam / The Glen).[4]
The elevation ranges from 440 to 620 metres (1,440 to 2,030 ft) above sea level with one named peak, Pine Rock in the west of the locality (28°15′08″S 151°56′54″E / 28.2522°S 151.9483°E) at 607 metres (1,991 ft).[5]
The land nearest Warwick is mostly suburban housing with rural residential housing beyond that. Those parts of the locality most distant from Warwick are used for farming, predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[4]
History[edit]
The locality takes its name from the parish, which in turn derived its name from a pastoral run name used by wool grower Frederick John Bracker in the early 1840s, from the German rosen meaning roses and thal meaning valley or glen.[2][6]
In 1877, 27,800 acres (11,300 ha) of land was resumed from the Rosenthal pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 19 April 1877.[7]
Inverleigh State School opened on 6 October 1921.[8] It was officially opened on Saturday 15 October 1921 by George Barnes, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warwick.[9] The school closed on 21 July 1942.[10] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 508 Lyndhurst Lane (north-east corner of Inverleigh Road, 28°14′53″S 151°58′55″E / 28.24801°S 151.98185°E).[11][4]
Rosenthal Lower Provisional School opened circa 1879. In 1889, it was renamed Rosenthal Provisional School It closed in 1892. It reopened in 1908 as Rosenthal Provisional School and become Rosenthal State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1942.[12] It was at 37 Smelter Road (28°15′17″S 152°00′41″E / 28.25485°S 152.01144°E).[13][4]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Rosenthal Heights had a population of 2,259 people.[14]
In the 2021 census, Rosenthal Heights had a population of 2,664 people.[3]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Rosenthal Heights. The nearest government primary school is Warwick West State School in neighbouring Warwick to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School, also in Warwick. There are also private schools in Warwick.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rosenthal Heights (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Rosenthal Heights – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45972)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rosenthal Heights (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Rosenthal – parish in Southern Downs Region (entry 29061)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "STATE SCHOOLS". The Telegraph. No. 15, 239. Queensland, Australia. 30 September 1921. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Inverleigh State School". Warwick Daily News. Vol. 3, no. 900. Queensland, Australia. 11 October 1921. p. 2. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Agency ID 9061, Inverleigh State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Parish of Rosenthal Sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1930. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Wildash" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rosenthal Heights (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
Further reading[edit]
- Mt. Gordon School : Mt. Gordon 90th anniversary 2003, Mt. Gordon Anniversary Committee, 2003 — includes Inverleigh School, Allan / Sandy Creek School, Rookwood School, Mountside School, Rosenthal School, and Rose Hill School.