135,678 ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 104,105
- 2016: 125,114
- 2021: 135,678
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rockingham · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Rockingham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 135,000 people now call Rockingham home, with the population growing by 30% since 2011. It is a notably young place where children make up a much larger share of the community than in most other areas.
135,678
▲ +30.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Rockingham — higher than 86% of areas.
| Rockingham | 135,678 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the state and national figures. The total population has grown significantly over the last decade, adding about 31,573 people.
36 yrs ▲ +5.9%
Younger than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average. At the other end of the scale, seniors aged 65 and over are much fewer here than in most other areas.
14.2% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rockingham splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships are a little more common here than across the rest of the country.
2.7% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rockingham, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57490/rockingham/topic/demographics-identity