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Perth suburbs / East Rockingham

East Rockingham 6168

A free data profile of East Rockingham, Perth — home to about 449 people across 513 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about East Rockingham

East Rockingham is a small Perth suburb, home to about 449 people across 513 properties. Residents have a median age of 61, older than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $710/week, below the metro median of $1,868. On safety, East Rockingham records about 265 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), above the Perth median of 69 — higher-crime than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 0 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Bungaree Primary School, Calista Primary School, Cooloongup Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 88% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone — well above most suburbs.

On the NBN, East Rockingham was partly served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 46% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies.

Generated from WA Police, WA Health, ABS Census 2021, Digital Earth Australia (green cover), ACCC (mobile) and infrastructure.gov.au open data, compared to Perth-metro medians. Housing, tenure & commute: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Green cover © DEA/Geoscience Australia (CC BY 4.0). Informational only.

Explore the neighbourhood — East Rockingham

Demographic, employment and income insights of 311 residents living in East Rockingham, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Single-person
Population
311
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$665/wk

Age profile

Median age 63
Under 15 5%15 to 64 53%Over 65 42%

Household type

Majority are single-person (68%)
Family 31%Single 68%Group 2%

Occupancy

76% own their home, 19% rent
Owned outright 73%With a mortgage 3%Renter 19%Not stated & other 5%

How it has changed

Population+175% since 2011
2011
113
→
2016
263
→
2021
311
Median household income (wk)+29% since 2011
2011
$516
→
2016
$603
→
2021
$665
Median rent (wk)+107% since 2011
2011
$121
→
2016
$175
→
2021
$250
Median age+5% since 2011
2011
60
→
2016
64
→
2021
63

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011, 2016 & 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Suburb-level figures; boundaries differ a little between census years, so trends are indicative.

Who lives here

Population
449
2021 Census
Properties
513
addressed dwellings
Median age
61
years
Household income
$710
median, weekly
Median rent
$262
weekly
Household size
1.5
people avg
SEIFA
1/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$754
monthly repayment
Median rent
$250
weekly
Owned outright
73%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
3%
of dwellings
Rented
19%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
43%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
78%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
9%
of workers
Public transport / active
13%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

No schools in East Rockingham itself · nearest nearby:

  • Smyl Community College372 m
  • Kolbe Catholic College865 m
  • Hillman Primary School1.1 km
  • Leda Primary School1.8 km
  • Leda Education Support Centre1.8 km
  • Rockingham Montessori School1.9 km
  • Medina Primary School2.3 km
  • Calista Primary School2.4 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Bungaree Primary School, Calista Primary School, Cooloongup Primary School, Hillman Primary School, Leda Primary School, Rockingham Beach Primary School

Secondary: Gilmore College, Rockingham Senior High School

The exact catchment depends on the address — open a specific property on the map to confirm.

Safety & crime

Crime rate
265/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
119
in the year

Environment

Bushfire prone
88%
of suburb area
Green cover
23%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
10
in suburb
Nearest airport
17.6 km
Serpentine Airfield

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
46%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
3/3
Optus, Telstra, TPG

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