Rockingham bushfire risk

Of Rockingham’s 13,046 mapped properties, 19.2% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

For context, Rockingham’s bushfire exposure is in line with the WA average of 21.7%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

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Flood mapping
19.2%
Of properties in a bushfire area
13,046
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Rockingham

Flood and bushfire areas across Rockingham. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Rockingham

Rockingham sits in the Mandurah police district, which recorded 31,038 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 31,038 total. Figures are for the whole Mandurah police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Rockingham

Rockingham is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:

Centre / commercial49.9% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Strategic centre

Special purpose49.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Special use

Community0.1% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: Community purposes

Who lives in Rockingham

At the 2021 Census, 34.8% of Rockingham’s 15,312 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.4%
Australian29.4%
Scottish11.3%
Irish10.1%
German3.5%
Italian3.1%

Top countries of birth

England14.9%
New Zealand4.1%
Scotland2.3%
Philippines1.3%
South Africa0.9%
India0.9%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Rockingham

Rockingham council approved 1,903 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,903
Dwellings/yr
1,820
Houses
83
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Rockingham council area (not just Rockingham). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Other suburbs in Rockingham

Compare Rockingham with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.