Rockingham, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Rockingham, in the Cassowary Coast Regional local government area.
| Locality | Rockingham |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cassowary Coast Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -18.04666 |
| Longitude | 145.99796 |
| Population | 106 |
| Density | 0.8 /km² |
| Area | 127.0 km² |
| Elevation | 21 m |
| Postcode | 4854 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1271 km northwest |
Rockingham is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 106. The locality covers an area of 127.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 21 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1271 km northwest of Brisbane. Rockingham is located at 18.0467°S, 145.9980°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4854. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Rockingham breathes the salty tang of the Indian Ocean, its foreshore a ribbon of pale sand meeting the gentle swell of turquoise waters. It lies 159.0 km north-north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 331°T), and is situated 13.6 km south-south-east of Tully. Behind this coastal embrace, the land rises with a subtle, weathered resilience, a mosaic of hardy coastal scrub and the occasional stoic eucalypt. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a diffused golden light, softening the edges of the suburban sprawl and lending a quiet dignity to the distant shapes of the offshore islands. The rhythm of Rockingham is one of slow tides and steady breezes, a place where the vastness of the ocean seems to temper the everyday bustle.
The history of Rockingham is inextricably linked to its harbour, a natural deep-water haven that drew early settlers and shaped its destiny. For decades, its economy was buoyed by the export of timber and then later, by the extraction of minerals, remnants of which still whisper through the landscape in forgotten tracks and weathered outcrops. Today, Rockingham has found a new identity, a burgeoning residential centre whose character is defined by the daily migrations of its working population and the vibrant life of its foreshore. The scattering of small islands offshore, visible as hazy silhouettes against the horizon, offers a constant reminder of the wilder, untamed nature that lies just beyond the town's cultivated edges.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Rockingham, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Rockingham, in the Cassowary Coast Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Rockingham includes the postcode (4854), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cassowary Coast Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rockingham is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |