Rules Beach, Queensland

Rules Beach is a coastal town and a locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Rules Beach had a population of 86 people.[1]

Rules Beach
Queensland
Rules Beach
Coordinates24.4934°S 152.0382°E / -24.4934; 152.0382
Population86 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.911/km2 (4.95/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4674
Area45.0 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
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

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]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rules Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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.
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