Rockingham · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
More people live here than in about 90% of similar areas, making Rockingham a significant regional hub. While the area shows a strong overall advantage score of 962, there is a noticeable gap between high levels of financial resources and lower levels of formal education.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Rockingham — higher than 57% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents have high access to money and resources, ranking higher than about 90% of similar areas. However, the area's education and job skills score is lower than about 60% of similar places.
6
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
6
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
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Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
4
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
962
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Rockingham is growing quickly, with a population increase of 13.8% since 2021. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 10.7%.
159,934
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
13.8%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
The area is a major center for activity with 6,597 businesses, which is more than about 81% of similar areas. This growth is matched by building activity, with 1,745 approved dwellings among the largest numbers at this level.
6,597
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
1,745
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57490/rockingham/topic/economy-advantage
