Rockhampton Region
Rockhampton Region | |||||||||||||
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Location in Queensland, 2013, prior to de-amalgamation of Shire of Livingstone | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Rockhampton | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Tony Williams (Labor) | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 6,570 km2 (2,540 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 81,968 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.476/km2 (32.313/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4700, 4701, 4702, 4703, 4704, 4705, 4706, 4707 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Rockhampton Region | ||||||||||||
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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.