Rodds Bay is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Rodds Bay had a population of 133 people.

Geography

The waters and inlets of the ''

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'' form the north-western, northern, and north-eastern boundaries. The waterbody Rodds Bay is to the north of the locality with the following headlands (from west to east): * Innes Head () * Middle Head () * Williams Point () * Becher Point () * Blackney Point () Mangrove Bay lies immediately north of these headlands ().

History

The waterbody Rodds Bay was named by Lieutenant

Phillip Parker King Phillip Parker King (13 December 1791 – 26 February 1856) was an early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts. Early life and education King was born on Norfolk Island, to Philip Gidley King and Anna Josepha King ''née'' Coo ...

on the HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid on 1 June 1819.

Demographics

In the , Rodds Bay had a population of 134 people. In the , Rodds Bay had a population of 133 people.

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 Miriam Vale is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Miriam Vale had a population of 493 people. Geography The town is situated on the Bruce Highway, north of Brisbane, the state c ...

to the south and

Tannum Sands State High School Tannum Sands State High School (TSSHS or often Tannum High) is a public high school located in Tannum Sands, Gladstone Region, Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in nor ...

(to Year 12) in Tannum Sands to the north-west.

References

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