QLD · Rockhampton Council
Rockhampton City, QLD, 4700
Current weather
17.5°CClear sky
93% humidity · 7.8 km/h wind · 23.5° / 14.7° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#33 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Rockhampton City is a smaller suburban community in the Rockhampton area, home to around 2,059 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,389 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-50%), roughly 1160.3 offences per 1,000 residents, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,059
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $1,118
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 201 of 1,036
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 45.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 121 / 74 / 236
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 2,389
- Against the person
- 595
- Against property
- 963
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,160.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 50.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -49.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault258
- Drug Offences384
- Good Order Offences308
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)485
- Traffic And Related Offences292
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
105 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- ATM (5)
- Artisan Gluten Free BakeryBakery
159 East Street
- Cranston's PiesBakery
- Bank
- NABBank
- WestpacBank
- Bench
- City Cycle CentreBicycle
- Bicycle Parking
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
10 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Browne ParkPark
- Cameron's CornerPark
- Central ParkPark
- Goss ParkPark
- Jeffries ParkPark
- Kingel ParkPark
- Leichhardt ParkPark
- Rotary ParkPark
- Toonooba ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 10
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Advantage Pharmacypharmacy
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Danielspharmacy
- Dentistdentist
- Forker Medicaldoctor
- Jaime Parnell Clinical Psychologistpsychotherapist
- Positive Switch Solutionscounselling
- QML Pathologydoctor
- TerryWhite Chemmartpharmacy
- TerryWhite Chemmartpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
38 state heritage places
- 'A' Block, Central Queensland Institute of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Rockhampton CampusState heritage place
- AMP Building (former)State heritage place
- AMV WarehouseState heritage place
- Alexandra Railway BridgeState heritage place
- Archer Park Railway StationState heritage place
- AvonleighState heritage place
- Bulletin BuildingState heritage place
- C J Edwards ChambersState heritage place
- Cahill's Stores (former)State heritage place
- Callianiotis ConstructionsState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Good Start Early Learningkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 16
- Parks (OSM)
- 16
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 90.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #33 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Good Start Early Learningchildcarekindergarten
- 'A' Block, Central Queensland Institute of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Rockhampton CampusheritageState heritage place
- AMP Building (former)heritageState heritage place
- AMV WarehouseheritageState heritage place
- Alexandra Railway BridgeheritageState heritage place
- Archer Park Railway StationheritageState heritage place
- AvonleighheritageState heritage place
- Bulletin BuildingheritageState heritage place
- C J Edwards ChambersheritageState heritage place
- Cahill's Stores (former)heritageState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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