White Rock is a
locality
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in the
City of Ipswich
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , White Rock had "no people or a very low population".
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Geography
The majority of land in White Rock remains covered in natural vegetation. In the far north west, the Centenary Motorway
The M5 (Centenary Motorway) is a motorway in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia.
It starts at the terminus of the A5 Centenary Highway at Springfield, and ends at Kenmore where it changes its name to the M5 Western Freeway. It fe ...
links Springfield with the Cunningham Highway
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to the west. The western half of White Rock lies with the catchment of the Bremer River and the eastern half within the Brisbane River
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catchment.
History
White Rock is situated in the Yugarabul
Turrbal is an Aboriginal Australian language of the Turrbal people of the Brisbane area of Queensland.
Alternate spellings include Turubul, Turrubal, Turrabul, Toorbal, and Tarabul.
Classification
The four dialects listed in Dixon (2002) are ...
traditional Aboriginal country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions.
Demographics
In the , White Rock had "no people or a very low population".
Attractions
The White Rock Conservation Park, now known as the White Rock – Spring Mountain Conservation Estate, is accessed by White Rock Drive from Redbank Plains. It is used for bushwalking and horse riding during the day. No camping or pets are permitted.
References
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City of Ipswich
Localities in Queensland