Rockhampton - Fast Facts

Rockhampton
A gracious and elegant coastal city.
Rockhampton is one of the finest cities in Queensland. Certainly for elegance and style it is the equal of Townsville, Ipswich, Warwick and Charters Towers. The central business district, particularly Quay Street (which is part of the National Estate) and East Street, is one of Australia's most elegant streetscapes. The concentration of beautiful old buildings, the tree lined streets, the malls, the lazy Fitzroy river beside Quay Street, all make this area of Rockhampton one of the delights of any visit to the city.

Initially this concentration of buildings tends to overwhelm the visitor. The Rockhampton's Heritage brochure (available at the Tourist Information Centre in East Street Mall) lists 26 buildings of historical significance in three blocks of Quay Street and East Street. However, the reality is far more manageable.

But before inspecting these superb buildings it is necessary to get the city into context.

Rockhampton is the unofficial capital of Central Queensland. It is located 638 km north of Brisbane, 8 metres above sea-level and just a few kilometres north of the Tropic of Capricorn.

Tourist Information

Capricorn Information Centre
'The Spire' Gladstone Rd
Rockhampton QLD 4700
Telephone: (07) 4927 2055
Facsimile: (07) 49 22 2605

Riverside Tourist Information Centre
Cnr Quay & Denham Sts
Rockhampton QLD 4700
Telephone: (07) 4922 5339