Rothwell is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the west of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) north-northeast of Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, the state capital of Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Saltwater Creek

Saltwater Creek (Queensland)

Saltwater Creek is a creek in Rothwell, Queensland. It flows north from Hays Inlet and separates Mango Hill from Rothwell, creating a border for Redcliffe City. Its name derives from the water being, in fact, salt water.-See also:...

 marks the suburb's southern and western border.

History

The suburb's name is after the president of the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland

Royal Automobile Club of Queensland

The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited is a motoring club and mutual organisation, providing roadside assistance, insurance, travel, finance and other services to its Queensland members...

, TJ Rothwell, who in 1921 proposed a memorial drive marked by an avenue of trees to Redcliffe via the upgraded main road (Anzac Avenue).

Rothwell was officially named as a suburb by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 July 1970.

Attractions and features

Rothwell is a residential area with a growing business district, home to The Zone, a mixture of diverse retail businesses. There is a small supermarket with accompanying shops in Rothwell, but the major supermarkets are in neighbouring Kippa-Ring

Kippa-Ring, Queensland

Kippa-Ring is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the center of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.-History:...

 and Deception Bay

Deception Bay, Queensland

Deception Bay is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region and is located approximately 32 km north of Brisbane in the south-eastern corner of the bay of the same name which separates the Redcliffe peninsula and Bribie...

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Rothwell is also home of the Redcliffe Airport

Redcliffe Airport (Australia)

Redcliffe Airport is an aerodrome serving Redcliffe, Queensland. It is located northwest of Redcliffe, in the suburb of Rothwell. The facility is owned and operated by Moreton Bay Regional Council, following the amalgamation of the Redcliffe City Council....

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Education

Located in Rothwell is the Grace Lutheran College

Grace Lutheran College

Grace Lutheran College , founded in 1978, is a co-educational, private high school based in Rothwell and Caboolture in Queensland, Australia. Grace Lutheran Primary School is located in Clontarf, approximately a 10 minute drive from the main Grace College Campus at Rothwell...

 Rothwell campus, a secondary school

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

for years 7-12. The campus has over 1200 students. Mueller College also can be found in Rothwell.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Rothwell

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