Rocky Point, Queensland (Weipa Town)
| Rocky Point Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Rocky Point | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°37′08″S 141°53′08″E / 12.6188°S 141.8855°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,214 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 471/km2 (1,220/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4874 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Weipa Town | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Rocky Point is a residential locality in the Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Rocky Point had a population of 2,214 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Over half of the land in Rocky Point is used for residential housing with the remainder undeveloped.[3]
History
[edit]Weipa North State School opened on 14 March 1966. On 1 January 2002 it became the Weipa campus of the Western Cape College.[4]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Rocky Point had a population of 1,957 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Rocky Point had a population of 2,214 people. 22.5% of the population identified as Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander.[1]
Amenities
[edit]The Weipa Town Authority provides the Hibberd Library in Hibberd Drive.[6]
St Joseph's Catholic Church is on Boundary Road at Rocky Point. It is within the Weipa Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.[7]
Education
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Western Cape College is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) school for boys and girls. Its Weipa Campus is at Central Avenue (12°37′36″S 141°52′48″E / 12.6268°S 141.8801°E).[8][9] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 958 students with 88 teachers (85 full-time equivalent) and 76 non-teaching staff (62 full-time equivalent).[10] It includes a special education program.[8] It offers boarding facilities at Lot 50 Tamarind Road (12°37′38″S 141°53′23″E / 12.6273°S 141.8897°E).[8]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rocky Point (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Rocky Point – locality in Weipa Town (entry 41047)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rocky Point (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Hibberd Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Weipa Parish". Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Western Cape College". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
