Rockhampton City, Queensland

"This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland."
"For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.
For other uses, see Rockhampton (disambiguation)."Infobox Australian Place
type = suburb
name = Rockhampton City
city = Rockhampton
state = qld


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caption = Rockhampton City in 2007
pop = 2,260
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density = 625
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postcode = 4700
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lga = Rockhampton Regional Council
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stategov = Rockhampton
fedgov = Capricornia
near-n = Park Avenue
near-ne = Berserker
near-e = The Common
near-se = Depot Hill
near-s = Allenstown, Depot Hill
near-sw = Allenstown
near-w = The Range
near-nw = Wandal

Rockhampton City, which forms the central business district of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia, is home to many regional offices of various government organisations as well as many private companies, serving as a hub for Central Queensland. There has been extensive construction in the city centre over the last 10 years.

Rockhampton CBD is home to the East Street Mall. The East Street Mall spans one city block and consists of around 40 shops including food, fashion, shoes, homewares chemists and banks. The East Street Mall underwent a million dollar redevelopment in 2003 as part of the CBD beautification, it included the return of vehicular traffic to the Mall.

The CBD also features Rockhampton's beautiful Riverbank Parklands. The Riverbank Parklands were constructed in 1998 and are home to the Twilight Markets and Twilight Movies which are held at the start of every month.

The beautiful heritage buildings features 26 buildings of historical significance in three blocks of Quay Street and East Street.

Rockhampton's major southside shopping centre, City Centre Plaza, is located in the CBD on Bolsover Street. The shopping centre features Coles and Target and 36 speciality shops and above and underground car parking.

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