Ropeley, Queensland

Ropeley is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Ropeley
Queensland
Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2006
Ropeley
Coordinates27°39′23″S 152°15′00″E
Population232 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4343
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Ropeley:
Lower Tenthill Woodlands Blenheim
Upper Tenthill Ropeley Blenheim
Upper Tenthill Ingoldsby Rockside

History
Rosenblatt family posing outside a wooden dwelling, Ropeley, Queensland

The Deep Gully Provisional School opened in 1890 and in 1892 was renamed Ropeley Provisional School. On 2 Sep 1901 it became Ropeley State School. The school celebrated its centenary in 1990.[3]

Ropeley East State School opened on 4 May 1915. It closed in 1955.[4][3]

At the 2011 census, Ropeley had a population of 232 people.[1]

Education

Ropeley State School is a co-educational government primary school located at 4 Hodger Road, Ropeley.[5] In 2013, the school had 11 enrolled students with two teaching staff (one equivalent full-time).[6] In 2015, only one child was enrolled.[7]

The Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran Church was officially opened on Sunday 4 February 1923 with a crowd of approximately 1,200 people. The opening of the church brought together two previously separate Lutheran congregations in the district.[8]

Facilities

Reflecting its German heritage, Ropeley has one church, the Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Ropeley has two cemeteries:

  • Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran cemetery, adjacent to the church
  • Ropeley Scandinavian Lutheran cemetery, associated with the former Scandinavian Lutheran congregation
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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ropeley (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. "Ropeley (entry 44988)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  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. "THE WEEK AT A GLANCE". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Ropeley State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. "Meet Ropeley State School's sole student". Brisbane Times. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  8. "ROPELEY LUTHERAN CHURCH". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 February 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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