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Mandurah vs Rockingham

Name: Mandurah vs Rockingham — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 41 km apart · Mandurah profile · Rockingham profile

Mandurah Rockingham

Rockingham and Mandurah are nearby hubs in Western Australia, but they have very different profiles. Rockingham is a younger area, with a typical resident aged 36 and 21.7% of the population being children under 15. It has a more active workforce, with 63.4% of adults working or looking for work and a typical household income of $1,724. Mandurah is much older; the typical resident is 45 and seniors make up 25.6% of the population. In Mandurah, a typical household earns $1,273, and more people live alone (28.0% compared to 23.3% in Rockingham).

These two areas have tracked differently since 2011, with the age and income gaps widening over time. However, they share many similarities, such as having roughly the same proportion of First Nations people (around 2.8%) and similar rates of home renting. Both areas also see about 12% of their adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that sits near the national average.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 9 yrs older in Mandurah Aged 65+: 11.4 pts higher in Mandurah Participation: 11.3 pts higher in Rockingham Population: 45,372 larger in Rockingham Under 15: 4.3 pts higher in Rockingham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mandurah in Rockingham +45,372 larger in Rockingham gap widening

90,306 83rd pct 135,678 86th pct

Median age in Mandurah in Rockingham +9 yrs older in Mandurah gap widening

45 yrs 67th pct 36 yrs 19th pct

Age structure

21.2% Young adults (25–44) +5.9 pts ▸ 27.1%

25.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +11.4 pts 14.2%

25.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.7 pts 24.7%

17.4% Children (0–14) +4.3 pts ▸ 21.7%

10.5% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

47.9% Married ◂ +2.1 pts 45.8%

30.3% Never married +6.0 pts ▸ 36.3%

11.2% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 9.5%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 4.4%

4.0% Separated even 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Mandurah Rockingham

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

66.7% Australia ◂ +2.7 pts 63.9%

11.3% England +1.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

3.7% New Zealand +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.7% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.7% India even 0.7%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.2% China even 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam even 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

48.1% English ◂ +0.4 pts 47.7%

35.1% Australian ◂ +1.1 pts 34.0%

10.2% Scottish +0.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.6% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 8.8%

3.3% German ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

3.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

2.2% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

0.9% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Chinese even 0.9%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

87.2% English only ◂ +1.2 pts 86.0%

0.5% Tagalog even 0.5%

0.3% Mandarin even 0.3%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Italian even 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.0% No religion +4.5 pts ▸ 50.6%

43.8% Christianity ◂ +4.7 pts 39.2%

7.6% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 7.4%

0.9% Buddhism even 0.9%

0.6% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Hinduism even 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mandurah in Rockingham +19 more in Rockingham

29 80th pct 48 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Mandurah in Rockingham +0.22 more in Mandurah

1.85 17th pct 1.63 11th pct

Students in Mandurah in Rockingham +10,257 more in Rockingham

17,418 86th pct 27,675 87th pct

Avg size in Mandurah in Rockingham +24 larger in Mandurah

601 90th pct 577 88th pct

ICSEA in Mandurah in Rockingham +3 higher in Mandurah

995 64th pct 991 62nd pct

Highest year of school

44.0% Year 12 +5.3 pts ▸ 49.2%

28.0% Year 10 ◂ +2.9 pts 25.0%

11.2% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.7 pts 6.6%

Highest qualification level

38.8% Certificate III / IV +2.3 pts ▸ 41.1%

16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

15.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.4 pts 15.1%

3.3% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

Field of qualification

19.4% Engineering & related +1.2 pts ▸ 20.7%

14.7% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 14.8%

10.7% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

9.7% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 9.5%

9.1% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 8.2%

6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

2.1% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Mandurah in Rockingham +$155 higher in Rockingham gap widening

$631 23rd pct $786 60th pct

Household income in Mandurah in Rockingham +$451 higher in Rockingham gap widening

$1,273 35th pct $1,724 73rd pct

Family income in Mandurah in Rockingham +$426 higher in Rockingham gap widening

$1,651 37th pct $2,077 72nd pct

Household income distribution

23.3% $1,500–$2,999 +6.7 pts ▸ 30.0%

29.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.2 pts 24.4%

20.8% Under $650 ◂ +6.2 pts 14.6%

7.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

7.5% $4,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

Personal income distribution

47.4% Under $650 ◂ +7.0 pts 40.4%

25.5% $650–$1,499 +2.8 pts ▸ 28.3%

15.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 19.8%

4.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.1% Arthritis ◂ +3.5 pts 8.6%

9.9% Mental health +0.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.6% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

8.3% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 4.7%

5.6% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 3.6%

4.1% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 2.8%

2.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.0% None +4.4 pts ▸ 62.5%

21.0% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 19.7%

7.7% Two conditions ◂ +1.7 pts 6.0%

4.4% Three or more ◂ +1.3 pts 3.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mandurah in Rockingham +985 larger in Rockingham

2,620 86th pct 3,605 86th pct

Median age in Mandurah in Rockingham even

20 yrs 7th pct 20 yrs 7th pct

Median income in Mandurah in Rockingham +$182 higher in Rockingham

$495 33rd pct $677 77th pct

Household income in Mandurah in Rockingham +$388 higher in Rockingham

$1,405 53rd pct $1,793 80th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mandurah in Rockingham +0.2 larger in Rockingham gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.6 79th pct

Family composition

48.7% Couples with children +10.3 pts ▸ 59.0%

33.6% Couples without children ◂ +9.7 pts 23.9%

16.8% One-parent families ◂ +0.5 pts 16.3%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

38.5% 2 people ◂ +5.9 pts 32.6%

28.0% 1 person ◂ +4.7 pts 23.3%

13.5% 3 people +3.2 pts ▸ 16.7%

12.4% 4 people +4.3 pts ▸ 16.7%

5.2% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.3% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mandurah in Rockingham +$30 higher in Rockingham gap steady

$300 63rd pct $330 71st pct

Mortgage in Mandurah in Rockingham even gap narrowing

$1,733 71st pct $1,733 71st pct

People / bedroom in Mandurah in Rockingham even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.0% Owned with a mortgage +11.6 pts ▸ 47.6%

33.6% Owned outright ◂ +8.7 pts 24.9%

25.5% Rented ◂ +0.5 pts 24.9%

3.3% Other tenure ◂ +2.1 pts 1.2%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

83.5% Separate house +6.8 pts ▸ 90.4%

12.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.2 pts 5.7%

2.8% Flat or apartment +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

44.2% 4 bedrooms +9.6 pts ▸ 53.8%

34.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.4 pts 29.4%

11.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.1 pts 7.5%

5.1% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.0 pts 1.6%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

50.0% $200–$349 ◂ +4.9 pts 45.1%

31.9% $350–$549 +9.8 pts ▸ 41.7%

12.4% Under $200 ◂ +4.2 pts 8.3%

1.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.0% $1,000–$1,799 +1.4 pts ▸ 38.4%

32.0% $1,800–$2,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 35.6%

15.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.6 pts 11.8%

9.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 8.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mandurah in Rockingham +143 more in Rockingham

541 86th pct 684 86th pct

Stops/1k in Mandurah in Rockingham +0.95 more in Mandurah

5.99 83rd pct 5.04 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Mandurah in Rockingham +33.5 more in Mandurah

1,281.2 84th pct 1,247.7 83rd pct

PT routes in Mandurah in Rockingham +2 more in Rockingham

21 71st pct 23 73rd pct

Stop walk in Mandurah in Rockingham +1 longer in Mandurah

57 84th pct 56 83rd pct

Drive to city in Mandurah in Rockingham +23 longer in Mandurah

75 59th pct 52 49th pct

How people get to work

60.5% Car (driver) +2.5 pts ▸ 63.0%

6.3% Worked at home ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%

4.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 4.6%

2.2% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

1.5% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.3% Walked even 1.3%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

37.0% 2 vehicles +3.3 pts ▸ 40.4%

39.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.1 pts 34.7%

12.1% 3 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 13.9%

6.0% 4 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 4.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.9 pts 12.6%

10.9% Mining ◂ +2.7 pts 8.2%

10.7% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 9.6%

10.0% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.8% Public administration & safety +4.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.7% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 8.4%

7.4% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 5.9%

3.7% Professional & technical +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.5% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

18.6% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 19.4%

14.0% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

14.4% Professionals ◂ +0.2 pts 14.3%

10.4% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.3 pts 9.6%

10.8% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 10.7%

9.6% Managers even 9.6%

9.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mandurah in Rockingham +2 higher in Rockingham

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Mandurah in Rockingham +2 higher in Rockingham

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Mandurah in Rockingham +2 higher in Rockingham

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Mandurah in Rockingham +1 higher in Rockingham

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Mandurah in Rockingham +26 higher in Rockingham

936 36th pct 962 58th pct

ERP in Mandurah in Rockingham +53,107 higher in Rockingham

106,827 84th pct 159,934 86th pct

Growth in Mandurah in Rockingham +0.6 pts higher in Mandurah

14.4% 95th pct 13.8% 94th pct

Businesses in Mandurah in Rockingham +1,398 higher in Rockingham

5,199 73rd pct 6,597 77th pct

Approvals in Mandurah in Rockingham +288 higher in Rockingham

1,457 87th pct 1,745 88th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mandurah in Rockingham +74 higher in Rockingham

599 43rd pct 673 53rd pct

Max temp in Mandurah in Rockingham +0.4 higher in Rockingham

23.6 43rd pct 24.1 48th pct

Min temp in Mandurah in Rockingham +0.4 higher in Rockingham

13.7 74th pct 14.1 76th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mandurah in Rockingham +0.2 higher in Rockingham

4.8 72nd pct 5.1 74th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mandurah in Rockingham +0.3 more in Rockingham

4.4 63rd pct 4.7 69th pct

15-min city in Mandurah in Rockingham +2.0 pts higher in Rockingham

49.4% 52nd pct 51.4% 56th pct

Walk to shops in Mandurah in Rockingham +4.9 pts higher in Rockingham

49.3% 53rd pct 54.1% 61st pct

Walk to transit in Mandurah in Rockingham +1.3 pts higher in Rockingham

90.1% 82nd pct 91.4% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Mandurah in Rockingham +20.2 pts higher in Rockingham

55.4% 51st pct 75.6% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Mandurah in Rockingham +1.6 pts higher in Mandurah

95.3% 81st pct 93.6% 79th pct

Walk to health in Mandurah in Rockingham +3.9 pts higher in Mandurah

32.6% 40th pct 28.7% 32nd pct

Amenities/1k in Mandurah in Rockingham +0.5 more in Mandurah

12.4 19th pct 11.9 16th pct

Intersections/km² in Mandurah in Rockingham +1 higher in Mandurah

77 81st pct 76 80th pct

Mean slope in Mandurah in Rockingham +0.1 pts higher in Rockingham

4.8% 53rd pct 4.9% 54th pct

Compare Mandurah with nearby areas

Waroona Murray Rockingham Harvey Kwinana Serpentine-Jarrahdale Cockburn Fremantle

Compare Rockingham with nearby areas

Kwinana Serpentine-Jarrahdale Cockburn Fremantle Melville East Fremantle Canning Murray

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mandurah vs Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA55110/mandurah/vs/LGA57490/rockingham