Rocky Point Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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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]
Over half of the land in Rocky Point is used for residential housing with the remainder undeveloped.[3]
Weipa North State School opened on 14 March 1966. On 1 January 2002 it became the Weipa campus of the Western Cape College.[4]
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]
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]
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]