15,312 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14,159
- 2016: 14,428
- 2021: 15,312
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rockingham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rockingham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a quarter of the 15,312 people living in Rockingham are seniors aged 65 and over. This makes the area far older than both the state and national averages, with a typical resident aged 49. It is one of the largest areas at this level in the region.
15,312
▲ +8.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rockingham — higher than 88% of areas.
| Rockingham | 15,312 |
|---|---|
| 6168, WA | 24,913 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49 years old, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38 years.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.1% of the population, which is far above the state average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 12.7%.
27.1% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rockingham splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average. Marriage is the most common status at 40.8%, while 11.7% of people are in a de facto relationship.
1.9% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 41%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rockingham
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/sal/SAL51301/rockingham/topic/demographics-identity