Rockingham, Western Australia

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Rockingham |- class="hiddenStructure" | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bolder; color:white; background:; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(gradientType=0,startColorStr=,endColorStr=});" | |- class="hiddenStructure" | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bolder; color:white; background:; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(gradientType=0,startColorStr=,endColorStr=});" | |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Coordinates: || [32°16′49.25" S 115°43′25.99" E] |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Postcode: || 6168 |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Area: || km² |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Train stations: || Rockingham Train Station(future) |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Bus stations: || Rockingham Bus Station |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Federal electorate: || Brand |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| State electorate: || Rockingham |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Median house price: || |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Schools: || |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Population: || 85,000 |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Population density: || 2,124/km² |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Major roads: || Read Street, Patterson Road |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Features: || Residential Development |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Telephone exchange: || |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Parks: || Many |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Gardens: || None |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Shopping centers: || Rockingham City |- |- |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Distance to Perth: || 47 km |- |- class="hiddenStructure" |bgcolor=#f0f0ff| Established: || |- |colspan="2"|
Rockingham

Perth suburbs near Rockingham
East Rockingham
Peron Rockingham Hillman
Shoalwater Safety Bay Cooloongup
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Perth suburbs near Rockingham
		East Rockingham
Peron	Rockingham	Hillman
Shoalwater	Safety Bay	Cooloongup

Rockingham is a city in Western Australia located 47km south of Perth. It has a population of 85,000 and forms the southernmost border of the Perth metropolitan area.

It was first surveyed in 1847, it was gazetted as a town in 1897. In its early days, Rockingham was a busy port, shipping jarrah and sandalwood overseas. The city fronts onto the sheltered waters of Cockburn Sound and is a popular holiday destination. On September 9th 2005 a memorial was unveiled at Rockingham beach to commemorate the Catalpa rescue. The memorial is a large statue of six Wild Geese.

Suburbs

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Suburbs of the City of Rockingham
Baldivis \| Cooloongup \| East Rockingham \| Golden Bay \| Hillman \| Karnup \| Peron \| Port Kennedy \| Rockingham \| Safety Bay \| Secret Harbour \| Shoalwater \| Singleton \| Waikiki \| Warnbro

Local Government Areas of Perth
Armadale \| Bassendean \| Bayswater \| Belmont \| Cambridge \| Canning \| City of Perth \| Cockburn \| Cottesloe \| East Fremantle \| Fremantle \| Gosnells \| Joondalup \| Kalamunda \| Kwinana \| City of Melville \| Mundaring \| Nedlands \| Peppermint Grove \| Rockingham \| Serpentine-Jarrahdale \| City of South Perth \| Stirling \| Subiaco \| Swan \| Victoria Park \| Vincent \| Wanneroo

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