Rules Beach, Queensland

Rules Beach Queensland
Rules Beach
Coordinates	24.4934°S 152.0382°E / -24.4934; 152.0382 (Rules Beach (town centre))
Population	56 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1.373/km^2 (3.55/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4674
Area	40.8 km^2 (15.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
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 a 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

The southern boundary of the locality is Baffle Creek as it enters the Coral Sea. 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.[4]

History

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.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Rules Beach had a population of 86 people.[6]

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

References

1. 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. "Rules Beach – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 46622)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
5. Williams, Patrick (26 November 2018). "Queensland bushfire sparks warning for people in Deepwater and Baffle Creek to 'evacuate immediately'". ABC News. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rules Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.