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Rockingham vs Waroona

Name: Rockingham vs Waroona — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 58 km apart · Rockingham profile · Waroona profile

Rockingham Waroona

Waroona and Rockingham are two Western Australian areas with very different profiles. Waroona is much older, with a typical resident aged 48 and 24.4% of people aged 65 and over. In contrast, Rockingham is younger, with a typical age of 36 and a far higher share of people born overseas at 30.4%. Residents in Waroona are also much more likely to own their homes outright, at 41.0% compared to 24.9% in Rockingham.

These two areas share a similar unemployment rate and a nearly identical percentage of people who speak little or no English. They are also alike in their typical monthly home-loan payments and the share of people providing unpaid care. However, the gap in age has widened since 2011, and Rockingham remains far more accessible, with a walkability score of 5.1 (somewhat walkable) compared to 2.0 (mostly car-dependent) in Waroona.

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Where they differ most

Population: 131,444 larger in Rockingham Median age: 12 yrs older in Waroona Year 12: 16.5 pts higher in Rockingham Owned outright: 16.0 pts higher in Waroona Under 15: 5.3 pts higher in Rockingham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Rockingham in Waroona +131,444 larger in Rockingham gap widening

135,678 86th pct 4,234 31st pct

Median age in Rockingham in Waroona +12 yrs older in Waroona gap widening

36 yrs 19th pct 48 yrs 79th pct

Age structure

24.7% Older adults (45–64) +4.5 pts ▸ 29.1%

27.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.1 pts 20.0%

14.2% Seniors (65+) +10.3 pts ▸ 24.4%

21.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.3 pts 16.4%

12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.6 pts 9.8%

Marital status

45.8% Married +3.5 pts ▸ 49.3%

36.3% Never married ◂ +6.7 pts 29.6%

9.5% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

4.4% Widowed +1.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.1% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Rockingham Waroona

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.9% Australia +10.1 pts ▸ 74.0%

12.4% England ◂ +5.2 pts 7.2%

4.9% New Zealand ◂ +2.2 pts 2.7%

1.8% South Africa ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

0.2% Italy +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.7% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.2% China even 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.7% English ◂ +3.7 pts 44.0%

34.0% Australian +3.0 pts ▸ 37.0%

3.0% Italian +8.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.4% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 10.0%

8.8% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 8.3%

3.1% German +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.3% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

1.4% Filipino even 1.3%

1.1% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

86.0% English only even 86.1%

0.3% Italian +2.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.6% No religion ◂ +7.0 pts 43.5%

39.2% Christianity +6.6 pts ▸ 45.7%

7.4% Not stated +2.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Rockingham in Waroona +46 more in Rockingham

48 86th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Rockingham in Waroona +1.24 more in Waroona

1.63 11th pct 2.87 38th pct

Students in Rockingham in Waroona +27,213 more in Rockingham

27,675 87th pct 462 27th pct

Avg size in Rockingham in Waroona +346 larger in Rockingham

577 88th pct 231 50th pct

ICSEA in Rockingham in Waroona +54 higher in Rockingham

991 62nd pct 937 29th pct

Highest year of school

49.2% Year 12 ◂ +16.5 pts 32.7%

25.0% Year 10 +7.5 pts ▸ 32.6%

11.9% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

6.6% Year 9 or below +5.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

Highest qualification level

41.1% Certificate III / IV +2.2 pts ▸ 43.3%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.2 pts 13.0%

15.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.3 pts 9.9%

3.6% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.9 pts 1.2%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

20.7% Engineering & related +2.4 pts ▸ 23.1%

14.8% Management & commerce ◂ +3.9 pts 10.9%

11.3% Society & culture ◂ +2.1 pts 9.2%

9.5% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 8.6%

8.2% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 7.1%

6.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 6.4%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.0 pts 4.5%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +1.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

2.0% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Rockingham in Waroona +$166 higher in Rockingham gap widening

$786 60th pct $620 20th pct

Household income in Rockingham in Waroona +$412 higher in Rockingham gap widening

$1,724 73rd pct $1,312 41st pct

Family income in Rockingham in Waroona +$376 higher in Rockingham gap widening

$2,077 72nd pct $1,701 42nd pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 23.9%

24.4% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 27.0%

14.6% Under $650 +6.4 pts ▸ 21.0%

10.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 7.6%

8.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 7.7%

Personal income distribution

40.4% Under $650 +5.9 pts ▸ 46.2%

28.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.7 pts 22.5%

19.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 16.6%

4.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.6% Arthritis +3.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

10.0% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 8.9%

8.5% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 8.1%

8.1% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 7.7%

4.7% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.6% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.8% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.0% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.5% None ◂ +5.1 pts 57.4%

19.7% One condition +0.4 pts ▸ 20.1%

6.0% Two conditions +2.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.0% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Rockingham in Waroona +3,446 larger in Rockingham

3,605 86th pct 159 26th pct

Median age in Rockingham in Waroona +3 yrs older in Waroona

20 yrs 7th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Rockingham in Waroona +$91 higher in Rockingham

$677 77th pct $586 59th pct

Household income in Rockingham in Waroona +$181 higher in Waroona

$1,793 80th pct $1,974 87th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Rockingham in Waroona +0.2 larger in Rockingham gap steady

2.6 79th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

59.0% Couples with children ◂ +5.9 pts 53.1%

23.9% Couples without children +10.6 pts ▸ 34.5%

16.3% One-parent families ◂ +4.4 pts 11.8%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Household size

32.6% 2 people +7.1 pts ▸ 39.6%

23.3% 1 person +4.7 pts ▸ 28.0%

16.7% 3 people ◂ +5.1 pts 11.6%

16.7% 4 people ◂ +5.4 pts 11.3%

7.3% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 6.4%

3.4% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Rockingham in Waroona +$70 higher in Rockingham gap narrowing

$330 71st pct $260 50th pct

Mortgage in Rockingham in Waroona +$108 higher in Rockingham gap narrowing

$1,733 71st pct $1,625 64th pct

People / bedroom in Rockingham in Waroona even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.9 pts 36.7%

24.9% Owned outright +16.0 pts ▸ 41.0%

24.9% Rented ◂ +7.7 pts 17.2%

1.2% Other tenure +2.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.4% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

90.4% Separate house +1.7 pts ▸ 92.1%

5.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%

0.6% Other dwelling +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

Bedrooms per home

53.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.0 pts 37.8%

29.4% 3 bedrooms +5.3 pts ▸ 34.7%

7.5% 2 bedrooms +6.3 pts ▸ 13.8%

6.3% 5 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

1.6% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.1% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

45.1% $200–$349 +21.6 pts ▸ 66.7%

41.7% $350–$549 ◂ +28.5 pts 13.2%

8.3% Under $200 +5.7 pts ▸ 13.9%

1.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.4 pts 37.0%

35.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.0 pts 27.5%

11.8% Under $1,000 +6.7 pts ▸ 18.4%

8.7% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Rockingham in Waroona +677 more in Rockingham

684 86th pct 7 34th pct

Stops/1k in Rockingham in Waroona +3.39 more in Rockingham

5.04 73rd pct 1.65 34th pct

Departures/1k in Rockingham in Waroona +1,227.2 more in Rockingham

1,247.7 83rd pct 20.5 39th pct

PT routes in Rockingham in Waroona +17 more in Rockingham

23 73rd pct 6 48th pct

Stop walk in Rockingham in Waroona +16 longer in Rockingham

56 83rd pct 40 70th pct

Drive to city in Rockingham in Waroona +18 longer in Waroona

52 49th pct 70 56th pct

How people get to work

63.0% Car (driver) ◂ +0.9 pts 62.2%

5.6% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

1.3% Walked +1.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.9% Train ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 37.6%

34.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.9 pts 28.8%

13.9% 3 vehicles +3.6 pts ▸ 17.5%

7.1% 4 or more +5.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

4.0% No vehicle ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

8.2% Mining +6.0 pts ▸ 14.2%

10.3% Construction +2.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

7.5% Manufacturing +5.3 pts ▸ 12.8%

12.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.7 pts 9.0%

9.6% Retail trade ◂ +2.7 pts 7.0%

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

8.4% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 6.6%

0.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.6 pts 3.3%

4.1% Professional & technical ◂ +2.2 pts 1.9%

4.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

3.7% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Technicians & trades +3.8 pts ▸ 23.3%

9.6% Machinery operators & drivers +6.7 pts ▸ 16.3%

14.5% Community & personal service ◂ +4.6 pts 9.9%

14.3% Professionals ◂ +6.0 pts 8.2%

10.7% Labourers +2.8 pts ▸ 13.5%

11.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.9 pts 8.7%

9.6% Managers +1.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.5% Sales workers ◂ +2.5 pts 6.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Rockingham in Waroona +4 higher in Rockingham

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Rockingham in Waroona +3 higher in Rockingham

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Rockingham in Waroona +2 higher in Rockingham

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Rockingham in Waroona +3 higher in Rockingham

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Rockingham in Waroona +54 higher in Rockingham

962 58th pct 908 20th pct

ERP in Rockingham in Waroona +155,269 higher in Rockingham

159,934 86th pct 4,665 31st pct

Growth in Rockingham in Waroona +6.6 pts higher in Rockingham

13.8% 94th pct 7.1% 77th pct

Businesses in Rockingham in Waroona +6,267 higher in Rockingham

6,597 77th pct 330 25th pct

Approvals in Rockingham in Waroona +1,708 higher in Rockingham

1,745 88th pct 37 45th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Rockingham in Waroona +81 higher in Waroona

673 53rd pct 754 62nd pct

Max temp in Rockingham in Waroona +0.1 higher in Waroona

24.1 48th pct 24.2 50th pct

Min temp in Rockingham in Waroona +1.9 higher in Rockingham

14.1 76th pct 12.2 63rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Rockingham in Waroona +3.0 higher in Rockingham

5.1 74th pct 2.0 13th pct

Types ≤15 min in Rockingham in Waroona +2.3 more in Rockingham

4.7 69th pct 2.4 15th pct

15-min city in Rockingham in Waroona +18.6 pts higher in Rockingham

51.4% 56th pct 32.8% 23rd pct

Walk to shops in Rockingham in Waroona +26.6 pts higher in Rockingham

54.1% 61st pct 27.6% 17th pct

Walk to transit in Rockingham in Waroona +67.3 pts higher in Rockingham

91.4% 83rd pct 24.1% 34th pct

Walk to school in Rockingham in Waroona +37.4 pts higher in Rockingham

75.6% 77th pct 38.2% 24th pct

Walk to a park in Rockingham in Waroona +53.6 pts higher in Rockingham

93.6% 79th pct 40.1% 13th pct

Walk to health in Rockingham in Waroona +28.7 pts higher in Rockingham

28.7% 32nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Rockingham in Waroona +3.9 more in Rockingham

11.9 16th pct 8.0 4th pct

Intersections/km² in Rockingham in Waroona +75 higher in Rockingham

76 80th pct 1 53rd pct

Mean slope in Rockingham in Waroona +1.2 pts higher in Waroona

4.9% 54th pct 6.1% 71st pct

Compare Rockingham with nearby areas

Kwinana Serpentine-Jarrahdale Cockburn Fremantle Melville East Fremantle Canning Murray

Compare Waroona with nearby areas

Harvey Murray Mandurah Boddington Rockingham Serpentine-Jarrahdale Bunbury Dardanup

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rockingham vs Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA57490/rockingham/vs/LGA58820/waroona