Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a medium sized town in Queensland, Australia. The ever- growing city has an area of 95 km ² and 61,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the same local government area ( LGA) Rockhampton Regional Council.
Location
Rockhampton is located in Central Queensland, Australia, on the Tropic of Capricorn, about 40 km inland from the Pacific Ocean. Along the banks of the largest river in Queensland, the Fitzroy River Rockhampton is surrounded by the Berserker Ranges and Mount Archer ( 607 m) and is located around 640 kilometers north of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.
Population
In the region of Rockhampton ( Rockhampton, Fitzroy, Livingstone and Mount Morgan Shires ) around 120,000 people. Rockhampton himself had 2011 61.724 inhabitants. Of this, 10,521 residents were not originally from Australia. The largest group of immigrants make those people with 1,277 ( 12.13% ), which did not specify in detail the country in which they were born outside Australia, followed by residents of the United Kingdom ( 1,037 or 9.85% of immigrants ), from New Zealand ( 890 or 8.45% of immigrants ) and the Philippines ( 427 or 4.06 % of immigrants ).
History
Rockhampton was founded in 1855. The rocks in the river leading to the names Rockhampton. The city got rights Rockhampton in 1902. Many of the historic buildings in the city are now managed by The National Trust and the Heritage Commission as monuments. The listing of Quay Street as a " historic street view " is unique in the whole of Australia.
Flood 2011
The relatively low riverside location has late 2010/early 2011 led to flooding that nearly flooded the entire city area. Some days, the city could only be reached by helicopter, because all major roads were flooded and also the airfield was affected. On January 14 it was announced that in Queensland many death casualties and missing persons that you will probably not find it, because the stretch of river is over 200 kilometers long and extends over vast flood plains. When the floods in Queensland 2010/2011 was an area the size of Germany and France covered.
Economy
The city's economy is dominated by the cattle and therefore contributes the title of the Beef Capital of Queensland.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Glen Chadwick ( b. 1976 ), cyclist
- Jamie Dwyer ( born 1979 ), Australian National Hockey Players
- Rod Laver ( b. 1938 ), former tennis player
- Grant McLennan (1958-2006), independent musician, founding member of the Go- Betweens
- Alma Moodie (1898-1943), violinist
- Mary Schneider ( born 1932 ), singer