Rockingham, Western Australia

Rockingham is a coastal suburb in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It in 2006 it had a population of 13,000.[4] It was made a town in 1897.

Rockingham
Perth, Western Australia
Rockingham as seen from Palm Beach Jetty
Coordinates32.281°S 115.727°E / -32.281; 115.727
Population15,312 (SAL 2021)[1][2]
Established1847
Postcode(s)6168
Area12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)[3]
Location
  • 47 km (29 mi) SSW of Perth
  • 28 km (17 mi) S of Fremantle
  • 31 km (19 mi) N of Mandurah
  • 38 km (24 mi) WSW of Armadale
  • 10 km (6 mi) SW of Kwinana
LGA(s)City of Rockingham
State electorate(s)Rockingham
Federal division(s)Brand
Suburbs around Rockingham:
Garden Island East Rockingham
Peron Rockingham Hillman
Shoalwater Safety Bay Cooloongup

Rockingham was connected with Perth by the Mandurah railway line in 2007.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockingham (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2022. 
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockingham (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Rockingham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Rockingham (WA) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-05-24.


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