Rockhampton Region

Rockhampton Region
Queensland
Location in Queensland, 2013, prior to de-amalgamation of Shire of Livingstone
Population81,968 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density12.476/km2 (32.313/sq mi)
Established2008
Postcode(s)4700, 4701, 4702, 4703, 4704, 4705, 4706, 4707
Area6,570 km2 (2,536.7 sq mi)[2]
MayorTony Williams (Labor)[3]
Council seatRockhampton
RegionCentral Queensland
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteRockhampton Region
LGAs around Rockhampton Region:
Isaac Livingstone Coral Sea
Central Highlands Rockhampton Region Coral Sea
Woorabinda Banana Gladstone

The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about 600 kilometres (370 mi) north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount Archer National Park and Berserker Range.

In the 2021 census, the Rockhampton Region had a population of 81,968 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockhampton Region (LGA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ Cox, Timothy (19 January 2021). "All you need to know about the by-election in one place". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 19 November 2023.