Ropeley, Queensland
| Ropeley Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Ropeley Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2006 | |||||||||||||||
  Ropeley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°39′23″S 152°15′00″E / 27.65639°S 152.25000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 232 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4343 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Ropeley is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
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
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ropeley (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Ropeley (entry 44988)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "THE WEEK AT A GLANCE". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Ropeley State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Meet Ropeley State School's sole student". Brisbane Times. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "ROPELEY LUTHERAN CHURCH". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 February 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
Further reading
- A time to remember... : the centenary of Ropeley State School, 1890 - 1990 and the closed schools of Woodlands, Rockside and Ropeley East, Carole and Dennis Clark, 1990
- Zanker, Clem C (1983), Immanuel Lutheran Church Ropeley : 60th anniversary of Immanuel Church, February 6, 1983, Immanuel Lutheran Church