Rockingham, Western Australia

Rockingham
Perth, Western Australia
Rockingham as seen from Palm Beach Jetty
Coordinates32°16′52″S 115°43′37″E / 32.281°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 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 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.