Rochedale South is a northern residential suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Rochedale South had a population of 15,228 people.
In 1952, the Gill family ran a poultry farm and piggery and 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 Street, Green Way, Edgeware Drive Gills Close and Hindmarsh Court.
The Strathlands shopping centre opened on Underwood Road (27°35′48″S 153°07′29″E / 27.5966°S 153.1248°E) in 1970 but was later renamed Rochedale Shopping Village. A number of churches were established in the following decades as the population of the suburb expanded with estate developments.
The suburb was named and bounded on 1 August 1979, when it was split off from the larger Rochedale. The name Rochedale refers to the homestead built by the Roche family who settled in the area in 1868. The family farmed grapes and citrus fruits in the 1870s. The name Rochedale has been used since the 1880s.
Springwood Road State School opened on 29 January 1974.
Rochedale South State School opened on 30 January 1979.
In the 2011 census, Rochedale South recorded a population of 14,996 people, 51.3% female and 48.7% male. The median age of the Rochedale South population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 71.9% of people living in Rochedale South were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.5%, England 4.3%, South Africa 1.1%, India 0.6%, Fiji 0.6%. 86.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Cantonese, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.6% Arabic, 0.5% Hindi, 0.4% Greek.
In the 2016 census, Rochedale South had a population of 15,317 people. The "average" person in Rochedale South would be a 36-year-old female, married with 1.8 children, living in a mortgaged 3 bed house with 2 cars. She would be employed full time in a professional role holding a bachelor's degree and travel to work by car. She would be born in Australia of English heritage, but not religious.
In the 2021 census, Rochedale South had a population of 15,228 people.
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