Rochedale South, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Rochedale South
city = Logan City
state = qld


caption =
fedgov = Division of Rankin
stategov = Electoral district of Springwood
lga = Logan City
postcode = 4123
pop = 14,928 (2006 census)
pop_footnotes = [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC31459|name=Rochedale South (Logan City) (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-02-28]
dist1 = 20
location1= Brisbane GPO
near-nw = Rochedale
near-n = Rochedale
near-ne = Burbank
near-w = Underwood
near-e = Priestdale
near-sw = Underwood
near-s = Springwood
near-se = Springwood

Rochedale South is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Rochedale is famous for its rich, red soil that is good for crop. Yet due to recent years of drought in the area, much of the farming has been abandoned and are now commerciallized.

In 1952 the Gill family ran a Poultry Farm and Piggery and then in 1967 developed the land into the first sewered estate in the region.

They named some of the streets after the towns and streets in England from where they originated in 1951. Some of the streets were Ridgeway St, Green Way, Edgeware Drive and Gills Close.

The "Gills" are still to be found in the area having run "Hardware stores" in Springwood, Chatswood Hills and a True Value Hardware at Loganholme.

chools

* Redeemer Lutheran College
* Rochedale State School

Nearby schools include Springwood State High School, which is a little under 200m from the suburb.

References

External links

* [http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/70026FF1-AA16-4905-BA95-0E6D88989DC9/0/LoganMap.pdf Logan City Map]