Rockingham, Western Australia

Rockingham
PerthWestern Australia
Rockingham as seen from Palm Beach Jetty
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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
LGA(s)City of Rockingham
State electorate(s)Rockingham
Federal division(s)Brand
Localities around Rockingham:
Garden Island East Rockingham
Peron Rockingham Hillman
Shoalwater Safety Bay Cooloongup

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.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockingham (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockingham (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Rockingham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 November 2021. Edit this at Wikidata