Frenchville

Frenchville is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.

Frenchville is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Frenchville had a population of 9,028 people.

Frenchman's Creek Provisional School opened on 22 November 1900. On 1 January 1909 it became Frenchman's Creek State School. In 1924 it was renamed Frenchville State School.Frenchville Sports Club was established in 1948. Despite the name, it is now located at 105 Clifton Street, in neighbouring Berserker (23.3568°S 150.5295°E? / -23.3568; 150.5295? (Frenchville Sports Club)).North Rockhampton State High School opened on 31 January 1956.The area was completely rural in character until the late 1960s, with small holdings and dairy farms predominating.In the late 1960s suburban development rapidly took place and the small school rapidly grew to an enrolment of well over 1,000 in the late 1970s.North Rockhampton Methodist Church opened in 1965. Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became the North Rockhampton Uniting Church. On 27 October 1989 a new church was offically opened beside the 1975 church, which was then re-purposed as a church hall.Rockhampton North Special School opened on 24 January 1977.In the 2011 census Frenchville had a population of 9,159 people.In the 2016 census, Frenchville had a population of 9,028 people.