| Type: | town |
| Rules Beach | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -24.4934°N 152.0382°W |
| Pop: | 56 |
| Postcode: | 4674 |
| Area: | 40.8 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Gladstone Region |
| Stategov: | Burnett |
| Fedgov: | Flynn |
| Near-N: | Deepwater |
| Near-Ne: | Coral Sea |
| Near-E: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Se: | Coral Sea |
| Near-S: | Mullett Creek |
| Near-Sw: | Winfield |
| Near-W: | Baffle Creek |
| Near-Nw: | Deepwater |
Rules Beach is a coastal town and a locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Rules Beach had a population of 56 people.
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.
The locality was named and bounded on 9 April 1999.[2]
On 26 November 2018, the Queensland Government ordered the evacuation of Baffle Creek, Deepwater and Rules Beach due to a "dangerous and unpredictable" bushfire 50km (30miles) wide and covering with flames of high during an extreme heatwave.[3]
In the, the locality of Rules Beach had a population of 86 people.
In the, the locality of Rules Beach had a population of 56 people.