{{Use Australian English|date=January 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{GeoGroup}}{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Rocksberg | state = qld | image = Rocksberg Creek.jpg | caption = Mid-morning at the creek in Rocksberg Heritage Park, Queensland, Australia. | coordinates = {{coord|-27.1125|152.8428|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Rocksberg (centre of locality)}} | local_map = yes | zoom = 11 | pop = 277 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/> | established = | postcode = 4510 | area = 25.3 <!-- was 26.2 --> | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 13.1 <!-- road distances as per template instructions --> | dir1 = WSW | location1 = Caboolture | dist2 = 54.6 | dir2 = NNW | location2 = Brisbane CBD | dist3 = | dir3 = | location3 = | dist4 = | dir4 = | location4 = | elevation = | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | lga = City of Moreton Bay | stategov = Glass House | fedgov = Longman | near-n = Wamuran | near-ne = Corymbia | near-e = Greenstone | near-se = Upper Caboolture | near-s = Moorina | near-sw = Ocean View | near-w = Ocean View | near-nw = Campbells Pocket }} '''Rocksberg''' is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.<ref name="qpnl">{{cite QPN|52231|Rocksberg|locality in Moreton Bay Region|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Rocksberg had a population of 277 people.<ref name=Census2021/>
In April 2023, the Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named Corymbia, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere, Rocksberg, Upper Caboolture, and Wamuran.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Current proposals and decisions |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621224854/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Place Names |publisher=Queensland Government |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2 December 2022 |title=Proposed Locality Names and Boundaries: Bellmere / Corymbia / Greenstone / Lilywood / Rocksberg / Upper Caboolture / Wagtail Grove / Wamuran / Waraba |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0023/375161/place-name-proposal-qpn1415-caboolture-west.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621225245/https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0023/375161/place-name-proposal-qpn1415-caboolture-west.pdf |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=12 July 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=14 April 2023 |title=Locality Names and Boundaries: Bellmere / Corymbia / Greenstone / Lilywood / Rocksberg / Upper Caboolture / Wagtail Grove / Wamuran / Waraba |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/375174/place-name-decision-qpn1415-caboolture-west.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621225039/https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/375174/place-name-decision-qpn1415-caboolture-west.pdf |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=12 July 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}</ref> Prior to land redistribution, parts of Corymbia, Greenstone, and Wagtail Grove were part of Rockberg.<ref name="qpnl" />
== Geography == The Caboolture River flows from north to east through the locality with Zillmans Crossing ({{coord|-27.1218|152.8588|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Zillmans Crossing}}) being a former ford (now a low-level bridge) across the river. The ford was part of the Old North Road (now superseded by the Bruce Highway) and was named after Leopold Zillman, an early pioneer farmer in the area.<ref>{{Cite QPN|38852|Zillmans Crossing|ford in City of Brisbane|accessdate=26 March 2018}}</ref> The river flats (elevation about 50 metres above sea level) are used for agriculture, mostly grazing, but the western side of the locality is undeveloped mountain land rising to numerous unnamed peaks, the highest being 350 metres above sea level.<ref name=":1">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref>
There is a picnic reserve near Zillmans Crossing.<ref name=":0" />
== History == The locality takes its name from the property name used by the Zillman family.<ref name=qpnl/> In the early 1840s, the Archer brothers of Durundur Station and Evan Mackenzie of Kilcoy Station blazed a trail to connect their farms with Brisbane, creating Old North Road (as it now known) as the first road north from Brisbane. Later it was supplanted by a road closer to the coast (now known as Old Gympie Road) and subsequently by the Bruce Highway even closer to the coast.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/uploadedFiles/moretonbay/discover/Heritage%20Drive%20Trail%20Pocket%20Guide-low.pdf|title=Caboolture River Road: a Journey Through Time|publisher=Moreton Bay Regional Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313181151/https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/uploadedFiles/moretonbay/discover/Heritage%20Drive%20Trail%20Pocket%20Guide-low.pdf|archive-date=13 March 2016|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Rocksberg Provisional School opened on 19 June 1893, becoming Rocksberg State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1954.<ref>{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> It was located at approx 5 W James Road ({{Coord|-27.1063|152.8361|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Rocksberg State School (former)}}).<ref>{{Cite web|date=1932|title=Caboolture|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-caboolture-1932-1.jpg|access-date=23 February 2022|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924094613/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-caboolture-1932-1.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref>
In April 2023, the Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named Corymbia, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere, Rocksberg, Upper Caboolture, and Wamuran.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> Rocksberg lost land to Corymbia, Greenstone, and Wagtail Grove.<ref name="qpnl" />
== Demographics == In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Rocksberg recorded a population of 302 people, 49% female and 51% male. The median age of the Rocksberg population was 43 years, 6 years above the Australian median. 76.6% of people living in Rocksberg were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 2.7%, South Africa 2.3%, Indonesia 1%, Netherlands 1%. 88% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% Dutch, 1% German, 1% Indonesian, 0% Irish, 0% Gaelic (Scotland).<ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31418|access-date=23 February 2022|name=Rocksberg (SSC)|quick=on}}</ref>
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Rocksberg had a population of 300 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32476|name=Rocksberg (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Rocksberg had a population of 277 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32453|name=Rocksberg (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>
== Education == There are no schools in Rocksberg. The nearest government primary schools are Bellmere State School in neighbouring Bellmere to the north-east, Minimbah State School in Morayfield to the east, and Dayboro State School in Dayboro to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Tullawong State High School in Caboolture to the north-east, Morayfield State High School in Morayfield to the east, and Bray Park State High School in Bray Park to the south-east.<ref name=":1" />
== Attractions == Rocksberg Park Heritage Reserve is a recreational area on McNamara Road alongside the Caboolture River ({{Coord|-27.0944|152.8371|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Rocksberg Park Heritage Reserve}}). It has information about early pioneers of the district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rocksberg Park Heritage Reserve|url=https://www.visitmoretonbayregion.com.au/natural-attractions/rocksberg-park-heritage-reserve-caboolture|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Visit Moreton Bay Region|language=en|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513023415/https://www.visitmoretonbayregion.com.au/natural-attractions/rocksberg-park-heritage-reserve-caboolture|url-status=live}}</ref> It is part of the Caboolture Heritage Drive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Caboolture Heritage Drive Guide|url=https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/files/assets/gall-museums/trails/caboolture-heritage-drive-guide.pdf|access-date=24 February 2022|website=Moreton Bay Regional Council|archive-date=19 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319064426/https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/files/assets/gall-museums/trails/caboolture-heritage-drive-guide.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
== References == {{commons category|Rocksberg, Queensland}} {{reflist}}
{{City of Moreton Bay}}
Category:Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Category:Localities in Queensland