Rocklea, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Rocklea
city = Brisbane
state = qld


caption =
lga = City of Brisbane
postcode = 4106
pop = 1500 (2006 census)
area = 9.1
est =
propval = $228,000 [ [http://www.reiq.com.au/BuySellRent/community_view.asp?suburb_id=147 Rocklea] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Yeerongpilly
fedgov = Moreton
dist1 = 12
location1= Brisbane
near-nw = Tennyson
near-n = Moorooka
near-ne = Salisbury
near-w = Corinda
near-e = Salisbury
near-sw = Oxley
near-s = Archerfield
near-se = Coopers Plains

The large Brisbane suburb of Rocklea is located 12 kilometres south of the city. At times the suburb has experienced significant flooding from the nearby Brisbane River. The west of the suburb is bordered by the Oxley Creek.

Rocklea is a mostly industrial suburb, being the home to many large firms from a range industries (Mainly Transport). It is also at one end of the Ipswich Motorway and has a train station on the Beenleigh line.

Rocklea is also the host to the Brisbane Markets, which is known for its flowers, fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. It also hosts to a subway restaurant(as a result of the markets).

References

External links

* [http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/rocklea ourbrisbane.com - Rocklea]