Rockingham Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°16′52″S 115°43′37″E / 32.281°S 115.727°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 15,312 (SAL 2021)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1847 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6168 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Rockingham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 47 km south-south-west of the city centre. It acts as the primary centre for the City of Rockingham. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and Henderson. Offshore to the north-west is Australia's largest naval fleet and submarine base, Garden Island, connected to the mainland by an all-weather causeway. To the west and south lies the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.