Rockhampton Real Estate Market Insights

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Searching Rockhampton, QLD for a new home? It's crucial to establish if it's suitable in your circumstances. Helping you make smarter real estate decisions is at the core of our business, which is why the team at Homes.com.au come to work every day to help Aussies access information regarding the Greater Rockhampton median house prices, demographics & market trends to help you justify the price for your future purchase.

If you're looking at buying in the City of Rockhampton, have a little read of our history lesson to discover more about the fantastic lifestyle and what the city has to offer.

Rockhampton is the 4th largest city in Queensland and the 22nd largest city in Australia. Considered to be one of the oldest cities of Northern Australia and the State, Rockhampton recorded a population of 78,592 as per the census of June 2018. This is also a major tourist destination where people come in large numbers to know more about the place's history and learn more about the culture.

Rockhampton as a Tourist Destination Tourism contributes a lot to the economic development of this city and its surroundings as well. The Capricorn Coast, which is only 30 minutes from this city, is a major attraction. Tourists are also interested in Rockhampton Heritage Village, Rockhampton Zoo, Rockhampton Gardens and the Rockhampton Heritage Village. In 2013, a national promotional campaign was launched to promote this region as a tourist spot. There were many television commercials where some of the top tourist hot spots of the city were highlighted.

Facilities in and Around Rockhampton Health, schools, hospitals and transportation systems are all well developed in the region. The first school in the area was opened in 1859. The city is served by community, commercial and ABC stations.

History of Rockhampton Darumbal Aboriginal people are known to have occupied the region for the first time. The history of Rockhampton dates to many centuries. It is known that in 1853, William Archer and Charles had come across the place which we now know as Fitzroy River. They named the place Sir Charles FitzRoy. This is known to be the first British settlement in the region. The town was proclaimed in 1858. At present, the city is the regional centre of Central Queensland. The 20th century witnessed a lot of city development, despite natural calamities in the form of cyclones devastating Rockhampton.

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