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The quick read on
East Rockingham
WA 6168 · Rockingham
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 311
- Postcode
- 6168
ABS 2021
East Rockingham, Western Australia
Property market insights for East Rockingham
Median sale price and rental income of properties in East Rockingham WA
Crime and safety
Is East Rockingham safe?
The overall rate for East Rockingham is 17,172 offences per 100,000 residents — 120% above the Greater Perth benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of East Rockingham.
Overall crime rate
17,172
offences per 100,000 residents
120% aboveGreater Perth
East RockinghamGreater Perth: 7,809
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in East Rockingham?
East Rockingham WA 6168 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
311 people call East Rockingham home, with an average of 1.4 people per household and a median household income of $665 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 311
- Median age
- 63 years
- Median mortgage
- $754 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $250 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 155.8%Below
15–347.1%Below
35–5414.1%Below
55–7454.7%Above
75 and over16.7%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses0.0%Below
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright76.7%Above
Paying a mortgage3.1%Below
Renting20.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car11.0%Above
One car64.0%Above
Two cars15.2%Below
Three or more6.1%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.0%In line
Drove to work64.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in East Rockingham
8.0% of workers in East Rockingham worked from home on Census day.
13.8% of East Rockingham residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Perth.
32.8% of people in East Rockingham described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about East Rockingham
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for East Rockingham WA 6168.
Is East Rockingham family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
5.8% of East Rockingham's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
51 family households lived in East Rockingham; 9.8% were couple families and 19.6% were one-parent families.
17.6% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of East Rockingham?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
East Rockingham had 311 residents at the 2021 Census.
9.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
71.4% were 55 or older. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in East Rockingham?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 0.0% of occupied private dwellings in East Rockingham.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in East Rockingham?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
76.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
3.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.2% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in East Rockingham?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in East Rockingham had 1.4 people.
One-person households made up 68.0% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
Two-person households represented 30.8%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in East Rockingham?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
64.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in East Rockingham?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
11.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
One-car households formed 64.0% of the total.
21.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to East Rockingham, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
44.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 55.7% reported a different address.
26.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in East Rockingham?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
77.2% of residents used only English at home.
2.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were East Rockingham residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
26.7% of East Rockingham's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 70.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape East Rockingham?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.9% of ancestry responses in East Rockingham.
Australian ancestry made up 24.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in East Rockingham?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
4.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Managers accounted for 5.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in East Rockingham?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 30.9%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
11.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 9.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 18.9%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of East Rockingham show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
26.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
12.9% reported asthma, 20.3% arthritis and 11.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is East Rockingham?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
6.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 36.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in East Rockingham?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $665 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $754.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $250 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does East Rockingham compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.0% in East Rockingham, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 76.7% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
Renting accounted for 20.2% in East Rockingham, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to East Rockingham
Is East Rockingham good for families?
The Census counted 51 local families, and 5.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in East Rockingham?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around East Rockingham
22 streets in East Rockingham
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alumina Road
- Chesterfield Rd
- Day Rd
- Dixon Rd
- Edison Cct
- Evinrude Bend
- Exchange Place
- Governor Rd
- Kwinana Beach Road
- Lodge Drive
- Mandurah Rd
- Mccamey Ave
- Mead Rd
- Office Rd
- Patterson Rd
- Port Road
- Rockingham Beach Rd
- Scandium Way
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- Venture Place
- Ward Rd
- Whittle Rd
- Zirconia Dr
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