Rockmount is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Rockmount had a population of 82 people.

Geography

Deverton is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (). Rockmount has the following mountains: * Mount Campbell () * Mount Ridgley ()

History

Rockmount Provisional School opened on 31 January 1899 but closed in early 1902. On 1 February 1904 the school reopened and on 1 January 1909 became Rockmount State School. It closed in 1920, but reopened on 26 November 1928. It closed finally on 24 January 1965. It was at 122 Rockmount Road ().

Demographics

In the , Rockmount had a population of 87 people. In the , Rockmount had a population of 82 people.

Education

There are no schools in Rockmount. The nearest government primary schools are: * Flagstone Creek State School in Flagstone Creek to the north-east * Mount Whitestone State School in Mount Whitestone to the east * Ramsay State School in neighbouring

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to the south-west * Middle Ridge State School in Middle Ridge,

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, to the north-west The nearest government secondary school is

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in Centenary Heights, Toowoomba.

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