Rockingham (South Metropolitan)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Electoral Division
Area code SED54605
People 40,861
Male 50.0%
Female 50.0%
Median age 45
Families 10,820
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 19,763
Average number of people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,273
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent (b) $300
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 20,446 50.0 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 20,415 50.0 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,028 2.5 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 37,142 90.9 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 2,689 6.6 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 45 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,917 4.7 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 2,085 5.1 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 2,274 5.6 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 2,058 5.0 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 2,476 6.1 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 2,393 5.9 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 2,337 5.7 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 2,322 5.7 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 2,284 5.6 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 2,416 5.9 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 2,713 6.6 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 2,975 7.3 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 2,997 7.3 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 2,664 6.5 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 2,437 6.0 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 1,851 4.5 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 1,349 3.3 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 1,311 3.2 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 14,752 42.7 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 1,497 4.3 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 4,007 11.6 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 2,419 7.0 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 11,916 34.5 777,668 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 12,949 43.3 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 3,676 12.3 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 13,276 44.4 766,278 40.4 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 483 4.5 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,921 17.7 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 472 4.4 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 364 3.4 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 2,753 25.4 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 1,391 12.8 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 460 4.2 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 363 3.3 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 2,219 20.5 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 921 8.5 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 994 9.2 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,918 17.7 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 324 3.0 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 3,148 29.0 167,197 20.7 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,995 11.6 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,078 8.9 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 1,738 5.0 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 6,152 17.8 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 4,927 14.2 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 2,117 6.1 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 5,341 15.4 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 23 0.1 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 9 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,295 6.6 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 950 2.7 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 109 0.3 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 3,854 11.1 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 19,597 48.0 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 13,235 32.4 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 4,449 10.9 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 3,967 9.7 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
German 1,383 3.4 78,337 2.9 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 25,347 62.0 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 5,495 13.4 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 1,641 4.0 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
Scotland 756 1.9 26,146 1.0 118,496 0.5
South Africa 415 1.0 44,889 1.7 189,207 0.7
Philippines 414 1.0 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 15,462 37.8 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 3,361 8.2 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 2,754 6.7 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 16,099 39.4 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 3,183 7.8 172,800 6.5 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 18,930 46.3 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 8,071 19.8 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 2,055 5.0 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Scotland 1,305 3.2 50,313 1.9 272,233 1.1
Ireland 557 1.4 36,158 1.4 184,126 0.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 19,542 47.8 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 7,949 19.5 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 1,952 4.8 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
Scotland 1,184 2.9 46,604 1.8 241,428 0.9
Philippines 575 1.4 48,920 1.8 417,285 1.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 18,964 46.4 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 6,522 16.0 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 5,641 13.8 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 3,523 8.6 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 1,145 2.8 89,919 3.4 688,440 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Rockingham (South Metropolitan), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (51.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Serbian 193 0.5 5,593 0.2 57,297 0.2
Tagalog 185 0.5 17,313 0.7 131,195 0.5
German 151 0.4 8,891 0.3 70,247 0.3
Thai 151 0.4 7,770 0.3 66,576 0.3
Mandarin 149 0.4 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 34,724 85.0 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 1,663 10.0 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 18,671 54.0 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 13,127 38.0 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 2,791 8.1 136,153 6.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 10,290 55.1 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 5,635 30.2 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 1,296 6.9 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 1,457 7.8 70,001 5.1 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 990 5.8 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 2,353 13.7 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,971 11.4 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 1,304 7.6 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 3,128 18.2 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 3,292 19.1 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 3,871 22.5 295,596 22.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,317 19.3 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,649 15.4 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Professionals 2,393 13.9 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Labourers 1,985 11.5 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,980 11.5 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,657 9.6 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Managers 1,587 9.2 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 1,339 7.8 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Defence 1,043 6.1 5,455 0.4 85,021 0.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 572 3.3 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 495 2.9 33,954 2.6 265,249 2.2
Other Social Assistance Services 470 2.7 27,161 2.1 278,221 2.3
Iron Ore Mining 455 2.6 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $682 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,709 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,273 N/A $1,815 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 10,786 62.7 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 771 4.5 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Train 372 2.2 23,081 1.8 170,326 1.4
Walked only 330 1.9 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 297 1.7 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 2,294 13.3 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 948 5.5 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 1,217 7.1 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 11,978 69.6 898,942 68.8 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 22,118 63.9 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 8,395 24.3 614,554 28.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,106 11.9 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,083 11.8 343,566 15.9 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 6,351 18.4 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 8,675 25.1 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 3,889 11.2 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 3,205 9.3 187,413 8.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 4,857 11.9 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 3,369 8.2 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 1,591 3.9 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 348 0.9 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 2,551 6.2 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 2,257 5.5 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 475 1.2 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 1,207 3.0 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 4,407 10.8 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 496 1.2 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 3,733 9.1 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 21,360 52.3 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 4,166 10.2 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 22,943 56.1 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 8,763 21.4 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 3,127 7.7 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 1,865 4.6 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 4,166 10.2 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 994 2.9 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 1,737 5.0 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 29,066 84.0 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 2,788 8.1 143,513 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 4,913 45.4 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 3,750 34.7 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 2,003 18.5 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 162 1.5 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 21.5 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 78.5 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,279 14.8 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 279 3.2 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,527 17.6 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 1,225 14.1 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 565 6.5 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 2,423 28.0 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 560 6.5 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 803 9.3 48,325 8.2 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 16,698 88.4 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,197 11.6 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 13,337 79.9 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,685 10.1 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 1,481 8.9 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 180 1.1 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 41 0.2 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 518 3.1 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 2,384 14.3 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 6,865 41.1 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 6,628 39.7 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 267 1.6 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.2 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,135 6.8 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 6,860 41.1 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 5,677 34.0 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 2,774 16.6 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 265 1.6 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 10,605 63.5 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 5,639 33.8 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 455 2.7 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5,879 35.2 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 5,490 32.9 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 4,858 29.1 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 194 1.2 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 271 1.6 13,303 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 24.3 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 15.1 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 300 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 2,589 53.3 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 1,744 35.9 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 524 10.8 31,280 11.9 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 3,916 71.3 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 656 11.9 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 916 16.7 57,539 14.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 513 49.8 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 517 50.2 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,348 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Rockingham (South Metropolitan) % Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 300 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.