Rockhampton

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Rockhampton

Total population

63,151

Air quality index

18Good

Elevation15 m

Coordinates-23.38°, 150.51°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

F

Frank Cockett

British surgeon

J

James Semple Kerr

Australian architectural historian

James Stopford

Australian politician

Beatrice Hutton

Australian architect

D

Don McMichael

researcher and administrator

Johnno Mann

Australian politician

B

Ben McEachran

boxer

Perc Tucker

(1919-1980) public servant, politician and mayor

F

Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts

(1901-1972) entomologist and parasitologist

M

Maureen Watson

Australian indigenous rights activist

J

John Bean

Australian cinematographer

Jens Peterson

Australian politician

F

Florence Amy Willie

(1922-1981) community leader

V

Viv Cooper

Australian politician in Queensland

A

Alex Wilson

(1920-2004)

D

David Daniel

Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1936 to 1944

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Queensland

• Rockhampton
  0.2 mi away
• Kabra
  9.8 mi away
• Yaamba
  19.2 mi away
• Wowan
  41.8 mi away · pop. 116
• Mount Larcom
  42 mi away · pop. 238
• Goovigen
  55 mi away
• Duaringa
  58.5 mi away · pop. 192
• Tannum Sands
  67.1 mi away
• Benaraby
  67.4 mi away · pop. 765
• Baralaba
  71 mi away · pop. 260
• Thangool
  76.7 mi away
• Dingo
  77.2 mi away

Browse all places in Queensland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rockhampton

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Bush Stone-curlew

Burhinus grallarius

Seen 2026-06-22

Pale-headed Rosella

Platycercus adscitus

Seen 2026-06-22

Cottonseed Bug

Oxycarenus luctuosus

Seen 2026-06-21

Common Grass Yellow

Eurema hecabe

Seen 2026-06-21

Spectacular Crab Spider

Thomisus spectabilis

Seen 2026-06-21

Maculate Ladybird

Harmonia octomaculata

Seen 2026-06-21

Australian Brushturkey

Alectura lathami

Seen 2026-06-21

Green-head Ant

Rhytidoponera metallica

Seen 2026-06-20

Bleeker's Jumper

Euryattus bleekeri

Seen 2026-06-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Rockhampton, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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