Rockhampton, Queensland
Population: 58,950 *
Latitude: -23.379
Longitude: 150.512
Dialing Code: 07 (+61 7 from overseas)
Time Zone: AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Current Time: 12/12/2024 02:07:45 pm
* Source for population data: 2001 census figures
Rockhampton in eastern Queensland is over 600km north of Brisbane and became a city in 1902. It has a sister city in Japan called Ibusuki.
Known to locals as "Rocky", the city is the beef capital of Australia and a lot of land in the region is used for cattle grazing.
Tourism is starting to play a large part in Rockhampton's economy as the city is a convenient stop on the drive up Queensland's coast.
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