Rodds Bay, Queensland

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Rodds Bay
Queensland
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Rodds Bay
Coordinates 24°05′30″S151°36′00″E / 24.0916°S 151.6°E / -24.0916; 151.6 (Rodds Bay (centre of locality))
Population133 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.854/km2 (2.212/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4678
Area155.7 km2 (60.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gladstone Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Rodds Bay:
Foreshores Coral Sea Turkey Beach
Foreshores Rodds Bay Eurimbula
Bororen Eurimbula Eurimbula

Rodds Bay is a coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Rodds Bay had a population of 133 people. [1]

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Geography

The waters and inlets of the Coral Sea form the north-western, northern, and north-eastern boundaries. [3] The waterbody Rodds Bay is to the north of the locality with the following headlands (from west to east):

Mangrove Bay lies immediately north of these headlands ( 24°02′32″S151°35′29″E / 24.0423°S 151.5913°E / -24.0423; 151.5913 (Mangrove Bay) ). [9]

History

The waterboay Rodds Bay was named by Lieutenant Phillip Parker King on the HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid on 1 June 1819. [10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Rodds Bay had a population of 134 people. [11]

In the 2021 census, Rodds Bay had a population of 133 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Rodds Bay. The nearest government primary school is Bororen State School in neighbouring Bororen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriram Vale State School (to Year 10) in Miriam Vale to the south and Tannum Sands State High School (to Year 12) in Tannum Sands to the north-west. [12]

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