Rockyview, Queensland
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| Rockyview Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Rockyview | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°15′18″S 150°31′15″E / 23.255°S 150.5208°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,735 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 57.26/km2 (148.30/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4701 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 30.3 km2 (11.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Livingstone Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Rockyview is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Rockyview had a population of 1,735 people.[1]
History
[edit]2019 proposal to transfer the locality to the Rockhampton Region
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In 2019, a proposal was put forward that the localities of Glenlee, Rockyview and Glendale (all within the Shire of Livingstone) should become part of the Rockhampton Region. The main rationales for the change were that these localities lay in the path of suburban growth to the north of Rockhampton and that the residents of these localities used the services and facilities within the Rockhampton Region rather than those of the Shire of Livingstone. The proposal highlighted the different planning priorities between the two local governments with Rockhampton Region wishing to develop more suburban housing and associated amenities with smaller land parcels, while the Shire of Livingstone prefered to have larger land parcels to retain its rural and rural residential character. Given the unpopularity of the forced 2008 amalgamation, there was suspicion among shire residents that the proposal was another attempt to achieve amalgamation through progessive loss of localities to the Rockhampton Region. Following a number of investigations and public consultations, it was decided in October 2022 not to change the local government boundaries.[3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Rockyview had a population of 1,622 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Rockyview had a population of 1,735 people.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockyview (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Rockyview – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48859)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "External Boundary Review: Final Report" (PDF). Local Government Change Commission. Electoral Commission of Queensland. October 2022. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockyview (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
