West Rockhampton, Queensland

West Rockhampton, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = West Rockhampton
city = Rockhampton
state = qld


caption =
lga = Rockhampton Regional Council
postcode = 4700
est =
pop = 1,457
pop_footnotes =
area =
area_footnotes =
propval =
stategov = Rockhampton
fedgov = Capricornia
near-nw =
near-n =
near-ne =
near-w =
near-e =
near-sw =
near-s =
near-se =
dist1 = 6
dir1 = NW
location1= Rockhampton

West Rockhampton is a suburban area of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about six kilometres north-west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, West Rockhampton had a population of 1,457.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC37855
name=West Rockhampton (Rockhampton City) (State Suburb)
accessdate=2008-02-26
quick=on
]

Two schools were established in the area. Crescent Lagoon, the local primary school, was established around 1896, and was moved to its current location in 1932 and the Rockhampton Grammar School, which was built in Agnes Street in 1883. The Rockhampton Grammar School is the oldest school in Rockhampton.

West Rockhampton is also the location of the Rockhampton Airport, the Rockhampton Base Hospital and the Rockhampton Botanical Gardens.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rockhampton, Queensland — Infobox Australian Place type = city name = Rockhampton state = qld imagesize = 250 caption = Quay Street pop = 74,530 pop footnotes = (June 2007 Resident Population Statistical District)Cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Details… …   Wikipedia

  • Emmaus College (Rockhampton, Queensland) — Infobox Aust school name= Emmaus College motto= Light My Way established= 1983 type= Private, Co educational, Roman Catholic, Secondary, Day school principal= Mr. Terry Beaton city= Rockhampton state= Queensland country= Australia campus= North… …   Wikipedia

  • Queensland Rail — Type government owned corporation Industry Rail transport Founded 1865 …   Wikipedia

  • Queensland Cup — Sport Rugby league football Inaugural season 1996 Number of teams 12 Country …   Wikipedia

  • Queensland — /kweenz land , leuhnd/, n. a state in NE Australia. 2,295,123; 670,500 sq. mi. (1,736,595 sq. km). Cap.: Brisbane. * * * State (pop., 2001: 3,635,121), northeastern Australia. Bounded on the north by the Pacific Ocean and the Great Barrier Reef,… …   Universalium

  • Queensland — For other uses, see Queensland (disambiguation). Queensland …   Wikipedia

  • Rockhampton — /rok hamp teuhn, ham /, n. a city in E Queensland, in E Australia. 56,440. * * * ▪ Queensland, Australia       city and commercial centre for a large part of central Queensland, Australia, at the head of ocean navigation on the Fitzroy River, 38… …   Universalium

  • Queensland Rugby League — Not to be confused with Queensland Rugby Union. Queensland Rugby League Founded 1908, Brisbane, Australia Formerly named Queensland Rugby Associatio …   Wikipedia

  • Queensland by-elections — By elections in Queensland mainly occur for 3 reasons, usually either the death or resignation of Member of Parliament, they can also be called as a result of a decision by the Court of Disputed Returns. State by electionsQueensland State by… …   Wikipedia

  • Queensland state election, 2006 — * [http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2006/results/summary.html Figures obtained from ECQ Website] .tate of the parties before the electionSince April 2006, the ALP held 60 of the 89 seats in the Legislative Assembly, the Coalition 23 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”