Rules Beach, Queensland

Town in Queensland, Australia

Rules Beach
Queensland

Rules Beach

Coordinates| 24°29′36″S 152°02′18″E﻿ / ﻿24.4934°S 152.0382°E﻿ / -24.4934; 152.0382﻿ (Rules Beach (town centre))
Population| 56 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 1.373/km2 (3.55/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4674
Area| 40.8 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location|

* 45.3 km (28 mi) NE of Rosedale
* 102 km (63 mi) NNW of Bundaberg
* 132 km (82 mi) SE of Gladstone CBD
* 233 km (145 mi) SE of Rockhampton
* 453 km (281 mi) N of Brisbane

LGA(s)| Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)| Burnett
Federal division(s)| Flynn
| Localities around Rules Beach:

Deepwater | Deepwater | Coral Sea
Baffle Creek | Rules Beach | Coral Sea
Winfield | Mullett Creek | Coral Sea

Rules Beach is a coastal town and rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Rules Beach had a population of 56 people.[1]

## Geography

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The southern boundary of the locality is Baffle Creek as it enters the Coral Sea.[4] The land to the north of Baffle Creek as it enters the sea is the Mouth of Baffle Creek Conservation Park. The town itself is a single street of houses by the ocean.[5]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some horticulture.[5]

## History

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The locality was named and bounded on 9 April 1999.[3]

On 26 November 2018, the Queensland Government ordered the evacuation of Baffle Creek, Deepwater and Rules Beach due to a "dangerous and unpredictable" bushfire 50-kilometre (31 mi) wide and covering 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) with flames of 10 to 12 metres (33 to 39 ft) high during an extreme heatwave.[6]

## Demographics

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In the 2016 census, the locality of Rules Beach had a population of 86 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Rules Beach had a population of 56 people.[1]

## Education

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There are no schools in Rules Beach. The nearest government primary school is Wartburg State School in neighbouring Baffle Creek to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Rosedale State School (to Year 12) in Rosedale to the south-west.[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rules Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ "Rules Beach – town in Gladstone Region (entry 29282)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
3. ^ a b "Rules Beach – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 46622)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
4. ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
5. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
6. ^ Williams, Patrick (26 November 2018). "Queensland bushfire sparks warning for people in Deepwater and Baffle Creek to 'evacuate immediately'". ABC News. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rules Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

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Towns, suburbs and localities in the Gladstone Region, Queensland

* Agnes Water
* Aldoga
* Ambrose
* Baffle Creek
* Bangalee
* Barney Point
* Beachton
* Beecher
* Benaraby
* Berajondo
* Bororen
* Boyne Island
* Boyne Valley
* Boynedale
* Bracewell
* Builyan
* Burua
* Byellee
* Callemondah
* Calliope
* Captain Creek
* Clinton
* Colosseum
* Curtis Island
* Darts Creek
* Deepwater
* Diglum
* East End
* Euleilah
* Eurimbula
* Farmers Point
* Foreshores
* Gatcombe
* Gindoran
* Gladstone
* Gladstone Central
* Gladstone Harbour
* Glen Eden
* Iveragh
* Kin Kora
* Kirkwood
* Lowmead
* Machine Creek
* Many Peaks
* Miriam Vale
* Mount Alma
* Mount Larcom
* Mount Maria
* Mount Tom
* Nagoorin
* New Auckland
* Northcliffe
* O'Connell
* Oyster Creek
* Raglan
* River Ranch
* Rodds Bay
* Rosedale
* Round Hill
* Rules Beach
* Seventeen Seventy
* South Gladstone
* South Trees
* Southend
* Sun Valley
* Tablelands
* Tannum Sands
* Taragoola
* Targinnie
* Taunton
* Telina
* The Narrows
* Toolooa
* Turkey Beach
* Ubobo
* West Gladstone
* West Stowe
* Wooderson
* Wurdong Heights
* Yarwun

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