Rocky Point, Queensland (Douglas Shire)
| Rocky Point Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Rocky Point | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°23′24″S 145°24′44″E / 16.39°S 145.4122°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 129 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.39/km2 (16.54/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4873 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Douglas | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rocky Point (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Rocky Point – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48858)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "History". Wonga Beach State School. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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