page_title: Gladstone, Queensland
section_title: Recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Gladstone, Queensland / Recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: Sunset on Gladstone Harbour, Central Queensland, Australia
context_page_description: Gladstone is a city in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 550 km by road north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 100 km south-east of Rockhampton. Situated between the Calliope and Boyne Rivers, Gladstone is home to Queensland's largest multi-commodity shipping port.
  Gladstone, together with Boyne Island and Tannum Sands, had an estimated urban population of 45,130 at June 2018. This urban area covers 246.1 km².
  Gladstone is the largest town within the Gladstone Region and the headquarters of Gladstone Regional Council is located in Gladstone. The Gladstone Region was formed in 2008 through the amalgamation of three former local government areas.
context_section_description: Gladstone has direct access to Heron Island, Wilson Island, Curtis Island and other islands from the marina and local airstrips.
caption: Sunset from the Gladstone Marina
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