Queensland's regions

Six hundred and forty kilometres north of Queensland's capital city of Brisbane, the City of Rockhampton, known as the beef capital of Australia, is less than an hour's travel by plane, or about seven hours by road from Brisbane.

The region has a relaxed outdoor lifestyle, sub-tropical rainforests, beaches and islands. Weather patterns vary between the coast and inland, though generally the climate across the Rockhampton region is tropical and experiences only a mild winter. On average, the region has 292 sunny days a year.

The cost of living in Rockhampton is about six per cent lower than in Brisbane. It has 10 local government areas that together cover an area of 116 263 square kilometres.

	Summer	Autumn	Winter	Spring
Rockhampton - Average Max C	32	28	23	29
Average Min C	22	18	11	17
Emerald - Average Max C	34	29	23	31
Average Min C	21	15	9	15
Biloela - Average Max C	32	28	22	29
Average Min C	19	13	5	12

Last updated 14 May 2009