Rocky Point, Queensland (Douglas Shire)

Rocky Point is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Rocky Point had a population of 129 people.[1]

Rocky Point
Queensland
Rocky Point
Coordinates16.39°S 145.4122°E / -16.39; 145.4122
Population129 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.39/km2 (16.54/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4873
Area20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal Division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Rocky Point:
Bamboo Wonga Beach Coral Sea
Bamboo Rocky Point Coral Sea
Miallo Newell Coral Sea

History

Rocky Point State School opened on 23 February 1939.[3] In 1999, the school was relocated to Wonga Beach, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the original school, and renamed Wonga Beach State School.[4][5] Most of the Rocky Point school buildings were sold for housing, but one was relocated to Wonga Beach.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rocky Point (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Rocky Point – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48858)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "History". Wonga Beach State School. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.


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