Rocky Point, Queensland (Weipa Town)
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| Coordinates: 12°37′08″S 141°53′08″E / 12.6188°S 141.8855°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,214 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 471/km2 (1,220/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4874 | ||||||||||||
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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]
Over half of the land in Rocky Point is used for residential housing with the remainder undeveloped.[3]
History
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
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]
