Rockingham, Queensland

Last updated

Rockingham
Queensland
Australia Queensland location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Rockingham
Coordinates 18°00′37″S145°59′25″E / 18.0102°S 145.9902°E / -18.0102; 145.9902 Coordinates: 18°00′37″S145°59′25″E / 18.0102°S 145.9902°E / -18.0102; 145.9902
Population107 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.843/km2 (2.182/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4854
Area127.0 km2 (49.0 sq mi)
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Rockingham:
Euramo
Silky Oak 		Lower Tully Tully Heads
Murrigal Rockingham Coral Sea
Bilyana Bilyana Bilyana

Rockingham is a town and a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census, Rockingham had a population of 107 people. [1]

Contents

History

The bay takes its name from Rockingham Bay, which in turn was named on 8 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook of HMS Endeavour, after Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham and a former British Prime Minister. [2]

The town was surveyed in 1883 by surveyor Cecil Twisden Bedford. [2]

Related Research Articles

Midgenoo, Queensland Town in Queensland, Australia

Midgenoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people.

Wanjuru, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Wanjuru is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wanjuru had a population of 0 people.

Daradgee, Queensland Town in Queensland, Australia

Daradgee is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Daradgee had a population of 74 people.

Japoonvale Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Japoonvale is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Japoonvale had a population of 141 people.

Rungoo, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Rungoo is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Rungoo had a population of 12 people.

Ellerbeck, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Ellerbeck is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Ellerbeck had a population of 205 people.

Bilyana, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Bilyana is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bilyana had a population of 180 people.

Tully Heads, Queensland Town in Queensland, Australia

Tully Heads is a coastal town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tully Heads had a population of 354 people.

Hull Heads, Queensland Town in Queensland, Australia

Hull Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Hull Heads had a population of 113 people.

Carmoo, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Carmoo is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Carmoo had a population of 178 people.

Tam OShanter, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Tam O'Shanter is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tam O'Shanter had a population of 0 people.

Midgeree Bar, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Midgeree Bar is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Midgeree Bar had a population of 49 people.

Kurrimine Beach, Queensland Town in Queensland, Australia

Kurrimine Beach is a town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kurrimine Beach had a population of 729 people.

Martyville, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Martyville is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Martyville had a population of 119 people.

Etty Bay, Queensland Town in Queensland, Australia

Etty Bay is a coastal town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Etty Bay had a population of 397 people.

Coconuts, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Coconuts is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Coconuts had a population of 224 people.

Jubilee Heights, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Jubilee Heights is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Jubilee Heights had a population of 143 people.

Vasa Views, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Vasa Views is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Vasa Views had a population of 132 people.

Cowley, Queensland Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Cowley is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Cowley had a population of 87 people.

Palmerston, Queensland Suburb of Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia

Palmerston is a rural locality split between the Tablelands Region and the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Palmerston had a population of 3 people.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockingham (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Rockingham – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 28646)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rockingham – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45774)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 May 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.