Rokewood is a small rural township in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia. The town is located in the Golden Plains Shire

Golden Plains Shire

Golden Plains Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-western part of the state. It includes the towns of Bannockburn, Gheringhap, Linton, Berringa and Meredith. It has an area of 2,721 square kilometres. In 2009 it had a population of 18,173...

, 133 kilometres (83 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Rokewood and the surrounding area had a population of 244.

History

Rokewood Post Office opened on 1 October 1857. A Rokewood Junction office opened in 1868 and closed in 1976.

Sport

In conjunction with its neighbouring township Corindhap

Corindhap, Victoria

Corindhap is a town in the Australian state of Victoria - population about 100.The town is located on the Ballarat-Colac Road, 38.9 km from Ballarat and 62.9 km from Colac...

 Rokewood has an Australian Rules football team, Rokewood-Corindhap, did compete in the Lexton Plains Football League

Lexton Plains Football League

The Lexton Plains Football League was an Australian rules football competition in western Victoria, Australia. The league ran an annual competition from 1999 to 2010.-History:The Western Plains FL was formed in 1930 and the Lexton FL was formed in 1945...

, but the league folded at the end of the 2010 season. Now they play in the Central Highlands Football League

Central Highlands Football League

The Central Highlands Football League is an Australian Rules Football League in the Ballarat region. The league coordinates Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 15 grades.-History:...

Golfers play at the course of the Rokewood Golf Club on Rokewood - Shelford Road.