# Rockingham vs Harvey and Surrounds — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 83 km apart

Rockingham and Harvey and Surrounds are both Western Australian areas with very different levels of accessibility. Rockingham is a somewhat walkable place where 91.4% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 75.6% are near a school. In contrast, Harvey and Surrounds is mostly car-dependent, with only 55.1% of homes near public transport and 52.7% near a school. Rockingham also has a far larger First Nations population of 3,579 people, where Year 12 completion is 40.0%—well higher than the 30.8% seen in Harvey and Surrounds.

Everyday life shares some common ground across both areas, such as a similar terrain slope and First Nations households earning about the same typical income. While Rockingham has far more street intersections and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and parks, the gap in access to health services is small, with Harvey and Surrounds actually slightly higher at 30.5%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Rockingham | Harvey and Surrounds | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 3,579 | 815 | 2,764 larger in Rockingham |  |
| Median age | 20 yrs | 21 yrs | 1 yrs older in Harvey and Surrounds |  |
| Year 12 | 40.0% | 30.8% | 9.2 pts higher in Rockingham |  |
| Unemployment | 15.0% | 13.6% | 1.5 pts higher in Rockingham |  |
| Median income | $664 | $555 | $109 higher in Rockingham |  |
| Household income | $1,793 | $1,756 | $37 higher in Rockingham |  |
| Indigenous language | 7.3% | 7.6% | 0.3 pts higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Rockingham | Harvey and Surrounds | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 higher in Rockingham |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.1 more in Rockingham |  |
| 15-min city | 51.4% | 32.1% | 19.3 pts higher in Rockingham |  |
| Walk to shops | 54.1% | 38.1% | 16.0 pts higher in Rockingham |  |
| Walk to transit | 91.4% | 55.1% | 36.3 pts higher in Rockingham |  |
| Walk to school | 75.6% | 52.7% | 22.9 pts higher in Rockingham |  |
| Walk to a park | 93.6% | 74.2% | 19.4 pts higher in Rockingham |  |
| Walk to health | 28.7% | 30.5% | 1.8 pts higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |
| Intersections/km² | 80 | 2 | 78 higher in Rockingham |  |
| Mean slope | 4.9% | 5.1% | 0.2 pts higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE505015/rockingham/vs/IARE507006/harvey-and-surrounds