Rockhampton

Local Government Area, QLD

81,968
Population
37
Median Age
$39,416
Median Income (Annual)
6,570.267 kmยฒ
Area

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Council

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Rockhampton Council
Local Government Area ยท QLD
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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Population Overview

Total Population
81,968
Males
40,486 (49.4%)
Females
41,482 (50.6%)
Indigenous
7,102 (8.7%)
Born in Australia
89.2%
English Only at Home
93.0%
Australian Citizens
72,162
Other Languages
7.0%

๐Ÿ“Š Age Distribution

0-4 years
6.2%
5-14 years
14.1%
15-19 years
6.5%
20-24 years
6.4%
25-34 years
13.6%
35-44 years
12.7%
45-54 years
11.9%
55-64 years
12.0%
65-74 years
9.2%
75-84 years
5.3%
85+ years
2.2%

๐Ÿ’ฐ Income

Median Personal Income
$758/week
Annual Personal Income
$39,416
Median Household Income
$1,477/week
Annual Household Income
$76,804
Median Family Income
$1,888/week
Annual Family Income
$98,176

๐Ÿ  Housing

Median Weekly Rent
$280
Median Monthly Mortgage
$1,400
Average Household Size
2.5 persons
Avg Persons per Bedroom
0.8

๐ŸŒ Birthplace

Born in Australia
67,708 (89.2%)
Born Overseas
8,180 (10.8%)

๐ŸŽ“ Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent
29,337 (49.5%)
Year 11 or Equivalent
4,903 (8.3%)
Year 10 or Equivalent
16,778 (28.3%)
Year 9 or Equivalent
3,857 (6.5%)
Year 8 or Below
4,034 (6.8%)
Did Not Go to School
367 (0.6%)

๐Ÿ’ผ Employment

Employed Full-time
22,930
Employed Part-time
11,432
Total Employed
36,980
Unemployed
2,238
Unemployment Rate
5.7%
Participation Rate
60%
Labour Force
39,211
Not in Labour Force
20,620

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Family Composition

Total Families
21,022
Couple - No Children
7,951 (37.8%)
Couple with Children
8,307 (39.5%)
One Parent Family
4,360 (20.7%)
Other Family
401 (1.9%)

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses
26,363 (88.1%)
Semi-detached/Townhouse
1,987 (6.6%)
Flat/Apartment
1,348 (4.5%)
Other Dwelling
135 (0.5%)
Total Occupied Dwellings
29,911
Unoccupied Dwellings
3,579

๐Ÿš— Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle
1,962 (6.7%)
1 Vehicle
10,734 (36.5%)
2 Vehicles
10,839 (36.9%)
3 Vehicles
3,835 (13.0%)
4+ Vehicles
2,040 (6.9%)
Total Dwellings
29,409

๐Ÿš” Crime Statistics (Calendar year 2025)

Recorded incidents from the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Rates are per 100,000 residents (annual rate = sum of monthly rates within 2025). Trends compare the 2025 annual rate to 2023 (2 year) and 2016 (10 year), bucketed as Stable (<10% change), Up or Down.

Headline offences
Break & enter (dwelling)
1,754.7 / 100k
Motor vehicle theft
626.7 / 100k
Non-FV assault
2,283.9 / 100k
Robbery (unarmed)
37.1 / 100k
Steal from vehicle
969 / 100k
Show all 74 QPS offence categories
Offence Incidents Rate / 100k
Other Offences 8,015 9,301.6
Offences Against Property 7,644 8,871
Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 3,414 3,962
Breach Domestic Violence Protection Order 2,803 3,252.9
Offences Against the Person 2,535 2,941.9
Assault 1,968 2,283.9
Drug Offences 1,955 2,268.8
Unlawful Entry 1,461 1,695.5
Other Property Damage 1,412 1,638.7
Good Order Offences 1,252 1,453
Other Stealing 1,231 1,428.6
Traffic and Related Offences 1,161 1,347.4
Shop Stealing 1,100 1,276.6
Possess Drugs 938 1,088.6
Common Assault' 906 1,051.4
Vehicles (steal from/enter with intent) 835 969
Other Drug Offences 834 967.9
Serious Assault 798 926.1
Drink Driving 773 897.1
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Dwelling 756 877.4
Resist Incite Hinder Obstruct Police 741 859.9
Unlawful Entry Without Violence - Dwelling 717 832.1
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Other 573 665
Fraud 568 659.2
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle 540 626.7
Public Nuisance 464 538.5
Weapons Act Offences 396 459.6
Trespassing and Vagrancy 325 377.2
Disqualified Driving 316 366.7
Other Fraud 285 330.7
Sexual Offences 262 304.1
Fraud by Credit Card 259 300.6
Stealing from Dwellings 248 287.8
Serious Assault (Other) 227 263.4
Other Offences Against the Person 225 261.1
Handling Stolen Goods 206 239.1
Weapons Act Offences - Other 201 233.3
Possess and/or use other weapons; restricted items 158 183.4
Sell Supply Drugs 154 178.7
Other Sexual Offences 145 168.3
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Shop 132 153.2
Rape and Attempted Rape 117 135.8
Life Endangering Acts 116 134.6
Miscellaneous Offences 107 124.2
Possess Property Suspected Stolen 106 123
Possess etc. Tainted Property 94 109.1
Stalking 85 98.6
Robbery 77 89.4
Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle 72 83.6
Armed Robbery 45 52.2
Arson 43 49.9
Unlawful Entry With Violence - Dwelling 39 45.3
Grievous Assault 37 42.9
Unarmed Robbery 32 37.1
Disobey Move-on Direction 30 34.8
Unlawful Possess Firearm - Other 29 33.7
Fare Evasion 17 19.7
Trafficking Drugs 15 17.4
Kidnapping & Abduction etc. 14 16.2
Produce Drugs 14 16.2
Liquor (excl. Drunkenness) 13 15.1
Identity Fraud 11 12.8
Fraud by Computer 11 12.8
Coercive Control 9 10.4
Unlawful Possess Concealable Firearm 6 7
Receiving Stolen Property 6 7
Stock Related Offences 3 3.5
Other Homicide 2 2.3
Fraud by Cheque 2 2.3
Bomb Possess and/or use of 2 2.3
Homicide (Murder) 1 1.2
Driving Causing Death 1 1.2
Attempted Murder 1 1.2
Extortion 1 1.2

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