# Rolleston, Queensland

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Rolleston is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Rolleston had a population of 132 people.

## Geography

Rolleston is located on the Comet River, 335 kilometres (208 mi) west of Gladstone, 263 kilometres (163 mi) north of Roma and 694 kilometres (431 mi) northwest of Brisbane. Springsure, the nearest town, lies 71 kilometres (44 mi) to the north-west. Rolleston is at the junction of the Carnarvon, Gregory and Dawson highways.
There is a large coal mine 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the west called the Rolleston coal mine.

### Climate

Climate data for Rolleston Airport (1991–2020) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 44.5 (112.1) | 43.2 (109.8) | 41.2 (106.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 34.5 (94.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.8 (87.4) | 35.4 (95.7) | 40.7 (105.3) | 41.6 (106.9) | 43.0 (109.4) | 44.0 (111.2) | 44.5 (112.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.8 (94.6) | 33.7 (92.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 28.6 (83.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 29.6 (85.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 18.2 (64.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 21.9 (71.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.6 (58.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 7.5 (45.5) | 5.9 (42.6) | 6.9 (44.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.1 (57.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 2.9 (37.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | −1.5 (29.3) | −3.0 (26.6) | −3.0 (26.6) | 0.5 (32.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | 7.2 (45.0) | 8.9 (48.0) | −3.0 (26.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.1 (3.51) | 97.1 (3.82) | 53.9 (2.12) | 34.2 (1.35) | 25.4 (1.00) | 33.6 (1.32) | 15.2 (0.60) | 20.6 (0.81) | 31.2 (1.23) | 47.4 (1.87) | 57.1 (2.25) | 85.3 (3.36) | 590.1 (23.23) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6.7 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 47.6 |
| Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ||||||||||||||

## History

Rolleston was built on Kanolu land.
Wadja (also known as Wadjigu, Wadia, Wadjainngo, Mandalgu, and Wadjigun) is an Australian Aboriginal language in Central Queensland. The language region includes the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda and Central Highlands Region, including the Blackdown Tablelands. the Comet River, and the Expedition Range, and the towns of Woorabinda, Springsure and Rolleston.
The town is named after Christopher Rolleston, a pastoralist who was involved in leasing a number of pastoral runs in the area in the 1860s.
Rolleston State School opened on 9 October 1871.
Queensland's last legendary cattle thieves and bushrangers, the notorious Patrick and James Kenniff, frequently lived at Lethbridge Pocket, which is now within Carnarvon National Park. It was here on Easter Sunday, 30 March 1902, that they murdered Constable George Doyle and cattle station manager Albert Dahlke.
All Saints Anglican Church was officially opened on Sunday 10 June 1934 by Bishop Fortescue Ash.
Mining began at the Rollestone coal mine in October 2005 and is expected to last more than 20 years.

## Demographics

In the 2006 census, the locality of Rolleston had a population of 217 people.
In the 2011 census, the locality of Rolleston had a population of 129 people.
In the 2016 census, the locality of Rolleston had a population of 309 people.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Rolleston had a population of 132 people.

## Education

Rolleston State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 16 Warrijo Street (24°27′45″S 148°37′26″E﻿ / ﻿24.4624°S 148.6240°E﻿ / -24.4624; 148.6240﻿ (Rolleston State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 63 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).
There are no secondary schools in Rolleston or nearby. The nearest government schools offering secondary education are Springsure State School (to Year 10) in Springsure to the north-west and Emerald State High School (to Year 12) in Emerald to the north. Distance education and boarding schools are options.

## Facilities

Emergency services available in Rolleston include:
* Rolleston Police Station (24°27′47″S 148°37′14″E﻿ / ﻿24.4630°S 148.6206°E﻿ / -24.4630; 148.6206﻿ (Rolleston Police Station))
* Rolleston Fire Station (24°27′41″S 148°37′22″E﻿ / ﻿24.4614°S 148.6229°E﻿ / -24.4614; 148.6229﻿ (Rolleston Fire Station))
* Rolleston SES Facility (24°27′50″S 148°37′36″E﻿ / ﻿24.4638°S 148.6267°E﻿ / -24.4638; 148.6267﻿ (Rolleston SES Facility))

## Amenities

The Central Highlands Regional Council operates a public library on Planet Street.
There are two churches in Rolleston:
* All Saints' Anglican Church, 2 Warrijo Street (24°27′42″S 148°37′31″E﻿ / ﻿24.4617°S 148.6253°E﻿ / -24.4617; 148.6253﻿ (All Saints' Anglican Church))
* St Theresa's Catholic Church, 28 Orion Street (24°27′58″S 148°37′32″E﻿ / ﻿24.4661°S 148.6255°E﻿ / -24.4661; 148.6255﻿ (St Theresa's Catholic Church))