Rockingham, Queensland

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]

Rockingham
Queensland
Rockingham
Coordinates18.0102°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

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]

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gollark: And if there was a convenient not-too-bad way to reduce injuries with knives, they would probably be used. I imagine chefs have something.
gollark: Yes, but it's harder.
gollark: Not really.
gollark: Also, you wear uncomfortable helmets because otherwise you could be horribly injured.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockingham (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "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.
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