Depot Hill, Queensland

Depot Hill Rockhampton, Queensland
Fitzroy Hotel in Depot Hill, 2021
Depot Hill
Coordinates	23.3947°S 150.5194°E / -23.3947; 150.5194 (Depot Hill (Centre of suburb))
Population	995 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	321/km^2 (831/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4700
Area	3.1 km^2 (1.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	1 km (1 mi) S of Rockhampton CBD
LGA(s)	Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)	Rockhampton
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
Suburbs around Depot Hill: Rockhampton CBD The Common The Common Allenstown Depot Hill Port Curtis Allenstown Port Curtis Port Curtis

Depot Hill is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Depot Hill had a population of 995 people.^[1]

Geography

Depot Hill's Swamp Store, 2021

Depot Hill is situated about one kilometre south of the Rockhampton central business district. It is considered a low socioeconomic area.^[3] It also suffers extensively from flooding due to its proximity to the Fitzroy River and its height above sea level.^[4][5]

The North Coast railway line passes through the suburb from the south-west to the north-west with access to the Rockhampton Railway Workshops in the north of the suburb.^[6]

History

Depot Hill State School opened on 14 September 1920.^[7][8]

In 1932 the Wood Street Baptist Church opened at 10 Wood Street (23.3906°S 150.5224°E / -23.3906; 150.5224 (Wood Street Baptist Church)).^[9][10]

On 13 March 1949 the Mary Immaculate Catholic Church was officially opened and blessed by Bishop Andrew Gerard Tynan. The church building had originally been the Catholic church at Westwood, but it was relocated to 81 Wood Street in Depot Hill (23.3933°S 150.5183°E / -23.3933; 150.5183 (Mary Immaculate Catholic Church (former))). The church has now closed and passed into private ownership.^{[11][12][13][14]}

Demographics

In the 2006 census, Depot Hill had a population of 1,164.^[15]

In the 2011 census, Depot Hill had a population of 1,064 people.^[16]

In the 2016 census, Depot Hill had a population of 1,032 people.^[17]

In the 2021 census, Depot Hill had a population of 995 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Depot Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 380 Bolsover Street: Rockhampton Railway Workshops^[18]

Education

Depot Hill State School, 2021

Depot Hill State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at O'Connell Street (23.3959°S 150.5176°E / -23.3959; 150.5176 (Depot Hill State School)).^[19][20] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 47 students with 4 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).^[21]

In 2020 the school was expected to mark its 100th anniversary with special centenary celebrations but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festivities were postponed to 2021.^[22] A special weekend of festivities commenced on 17 September 2021 with a special dinner at a hotel in Allenstown.^[22] Celebrations at the school were held the following day which included market stalls, memorabilia displays, classroom tours and a special roll call of former students.^[22] Local state MP Barry O'Rourke also officially opened the school's new multipurpose court.^[22]

In 2021, the school had an enrolment of 58 students.^[22]

There is no secondary school in Depot Hill; the nearest state high school is Rockhampton State High School in Wandal.^[6] The nearest private secondary school is The Cathedral College in Allenstown.^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Depot Hill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Depot Hill – suburb in Rockhampton Region (entry 49352)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
3. "Household income | Rockhampton City and Depot Hill | profile.id". profile.id.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
4. "Fourth flood the final straw for Depot Hill's Grant Cox". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
5. "Data collectors say flood levee would see values will rise". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
8. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
9. "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
10. "132 Wood Street Rockhampton". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
11. "NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH OPENED". Morning Bulletin. No. 27, 367. Queensland, Australia. 14 March 1949. p. 6. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
12. Hughes, Wendy (12 June 2017). "Queensland church conversions: Glam renovations, cool features, blank canvases". Domain. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
13. "Mary Immaculate Catholic Church - Former". Churches Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
14. "81 Wood Street, Depot Hill QLD 4700". Domain. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Depot Hill (Rockhampton City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Depot Hill". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Depot Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
18. "Railway Workshops (entry 600783)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
19. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
20. "Depot Hill State School". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
21. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
22. Pearce, Matthew (16 September 2021). "School celebrates centenary". CQ Today. Star News Group. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

Further reading

• Clements, John Charles (1980), Depot Hill State School 1920-1980 : diamond jubilee, Depot Hill State School, ISBN 978-0-9594159-0-2
• Whitworth, Judy (compiler) (2013), Flood tales from Depot Hill and Port Curtis, Rockhampton Regional Council, ISBN 978-0-646-90519-8

External links

• "Depot Hill". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.