Rockingham vs Mandurah

In both, most households are people living alone. In Rockingham, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mandurah, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Rockingham: a median of $800,000, against $640,000 in Mandurah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mandurah tends to suit renters and buyers on a tighter budget.

Rockingham is a larger suburb with notably higher household incomes ($60,788 versus $44,616 annually) and sits closer to Perth's CBD at 47.6 km compared to Mandurah's 70.8 km. It also scores better on walkability (85 versus 72) and has significantly lower flood risk (0 versus 62), though it carries a higher crime risk rating. House prices are substantially higher in Rockingham ($800,000 median), while both suburbs offer similar rental yields and have comparable median ages around 50 years. Mandurah may appeal to those prioritising a quieter, more affordable setting, while Rockingham suits buyers wanting better accessibility, higher local incomes, and lower environmental risk.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Rockingham

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 4)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (13 vs 5)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (66% vs 46%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mandurah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($640,000 vs $800,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mandurah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (55% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Rockingham leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 32%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Rockingham

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (47.6 km vs 70.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (47 min vs 57 min)
  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 72/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Rockingham is more walkable (85/100 vs 72/100)
  • Mandurah has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 34%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mandurah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs 6.1%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Rockingham and Mandurah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Rockingham Mandurah
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Rockingham Mandurah
Walkability 85 / 72
Rockingham — Walkability: 85/100 Mandurah — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 12 / 5
Rockingham — Safety: 12/100 Mandurah — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 75 / 78
Rockingham — Low fire risk: 75/100 Mandurah — Low fire risk: 78/100
Low flood risk 100 / 38
Rockingham — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mandurah — Low flood risk: 38/100

Demographics

Rockingham has more residents (15,312 vs 8,804); Rockingham has higher household incomes ($60,788 vs $44,616).

Rockingham Mandurah
Population 15,312
+43% vs other
 8,804
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +12.3%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $60,788/yr
+27% vs other
 $44,616/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+10% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rockingham Mandurah
0-4 4.1% / 4.4%
Rockingham — 0-4: 4.1% Mandurah — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 8.7% / 7.3%
Rockingham — 5-14: 8.7% Mandurah — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 4.4% / 4.5%
Rockingham — 15-19: 4.4% Mandurah — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.9% / 6.2%
Rockingham — 20-24: 5.9% Mandurah — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 11.1% / 11.6%
Rockingham — 25-34: 11.1% Mandurah — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 10.7% / 10.1%
Rockingham — 35-44: 10.7% Mandurah — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 12.7% / 12.2%
Rockingham — 45-54: 12.7% Mandurah — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 15.2% / 14.6%
Rockingham — 55-64: 15.2% Mandurah — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 13.8% / 15.6%
Rockingham — 65-74: 13.8% Mandurah — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 9.3% / 9.3%
Rockingham — 75-84: 9.3% Mandurah — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 4.0% / 4.1%
Rockingham — 85+: 4.0% Mandurah — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rockingham 55.1% lone person
Rockingham — Lone Person: 55.1% Rockingham — Couple Families: 24.4% Rockingham — One Parent Families: 15.0% Rockingham — Group Household: 4.1% Rockingham — Other Families: 1.3%
Mandurah 62.4% lone person
Mandurah — Lone Person: 62.4% Mandurah — Couple Families: 13.7% Mandurah — One Parent Families: 17.1% Mandurah — Group Household: 4.7% Mandurah — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rockingham 38.2% renting
Rockingham — Owned Outright: 34.8% Rockingham — Mortgage: 27.1% Rockingham — Renting: 38.2%
Mandurah 54.7% renting
Mandurah — Owned Outright: 28.5% Mandurah — Mortgage: 16.8% Mandurah — Renting: 54.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Rockingham Mandurah
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 16.2%
Rockingham — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Mandurah — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.6%
Rockingham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Mandurah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 6.4%
Rockingham — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Mandurah — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.5%
Rockingham — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Mandurah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.9%
Rockingham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Mandurah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Rockingham Mandurah
England 14.9% / 9.2%
Rockingham — England: 14.9% Mandurah — England: 9.2%
New Zealand 4.1% / 3.5%
Rockingham — New Zealand: 4.1% Mandurah — New Zealand: 3.5%
Scotland 2.3% / 1.3%
Rockingham — Scotland: 2.3% Mandurah — Scotland: 1.3%
Philippines 1.3% / 2.0%
Rockingham — Philippines: 1.3% Mandurah — Philippines: 2.0%
India 0.9% / 1.4%
Rockingham — India: 0.9% Mandurah — India: 1.4%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.0%
Rockingham — South Africa: 0.9% Mandurah — South Africa: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rockingham 65.5% houses
Rockingham — Houses: 65.5% Rockingham — Townhouses: 20.1% Rockingham — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Mandurah 46.1% houses
Mandurah — Houses: 46.1% Mandurah — Townhouses: 37.3% Mandurah — Flats / Apartments: 16.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rockingham Mandurah
Median house price $800,000 $640,000
Median unit price $565,000 $542,000
Median land price $543,000 $480,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 182 sales
 23 days
from 128 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Rockingham Mandurah
1 bed $510K / $330K
Rockingham — 1 bed: $510K (23 sales) Mandurah — 1 bed: $330K (15 sales)

23 vs 15 sales

2 bed $550K / $450K
Rockingham — 2 bed: $550K (147 sales) Mandurah — 2 bed: $450K (103 sales)

147 vs 103 sales

3 bed $730K / $685K
Rockingham — 3 bed: $730K (41 sales) Mandurah — 3 bed: $685K (89 sales)

41 vs 89 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Rockingham Mandurah
1 bed $550K / $290K
Rockingham — 1 bed: $550K (10 sales) Mandurah — 1 bed: $290K (5 sales)

10 vs 5 sales

2 bed $550K / $525K
Rockingham — 2 bed: $550K (37 sales) Mandurah — 2 bed: $525K (53 sales)

37 vs 53 sales

3 bed $750K / $641K
Rockingham — 3 bed: $750K (190 sales) Mandurah — 3 bed: $641K (166 sales)

190 vs 166 sales

4 bed $862K / $710K
Rockingham — 4 bed: $862K (144 sales) Mandurah — 4 bed: $710K (44 sales)

144 vs 44 sales

5 bed $975K / $770K
Rockingham — 5 bed: $975K (16 sales) Mandurah — 5 bed: $770K (7 sales)

16 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Rockingham Mandurah
New dwellings approved 1,869
across Rockingham
 1,482
across Mandurah
Approvals change year on year -11% +20%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Rockingham Mandurah
Houses 4.3%
$665/wk on $800K
 4.3%
$580/wk on $699K
Units 4.6%
$535/wk on $599K
 4.6%
$510/wk on $579K

Ranking within WA

Rockingham Mandurah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Schools Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Walkability Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 47% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 16% of WA

Liveability

Rockingham scores higher overall (44 vs 29); Rockingham is more walkable (85 vs 72).

Rockingham Mandurah
Grade C D
Score 44/100 29/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Mandurah carries more flood risk (62 vs 0).

Rockingham Mandurah
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
22/100
Crime High
88/100
 High
95/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
62/100
Coastal erosion Low
34/100
 High
70/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Rockingham Mandurah
Inside the suburb 13 5
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Rockingham

  • Rockingham Montessori School Independent · Primary above peers
  • SMYL Community College Independent · Secondary · Special school above peers
  • Kolbe Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Rockingham Beach Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Rockingham Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Bungaree Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mandurah

  • Mandurah Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • North Mandurah Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • John Tonkin College - Tindale Campus Government · Secondary
  • Peel Language Development School - Mandurah Campus Government · Primary · Special school
  • SMYL Community College - Davey Street Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Rockingham Mandurah
Supermarkets 4 6
Cafes & restaurants 18 39
Parks & reserves 21 4
Childcare 10 9
GPs 9 8
Pharmacies 7 8
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 8 10
Fuel stations 2 6
EV chargers 4 5
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Mandurah sits further from the CBD (70.8 km vs 47.6 km).

Rockingham Mandurah
Walkability score 85/100 72/100
Distance to Perth 47.6 km 70.8 km
+49% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 57 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 581.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 462.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6168
 0.7%
postcode 6210
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 6168
 62
postcode 6210

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Rockingham Mandurah
Car (driver) 77.4% / 72.3%
Rockingham — Car (driver): 77.4% Mandurah — Car (driver): 72.3%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 6.6%
Rockingham — Car (passenger): 5.9% Mandurah — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Worked from Home 6.1% / 6.0%
Rockingham — Worked from Home: 6.1% Mandurah — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Train 5.3% / 4.9%
Rockingham — Train: 5.3% Mandurah — Train: 4.9%
Walked Only 2.3% / 5.3%
Rockingham — Walked Only: 2.3% Mandurah — Walked Only: 5.3%
Bus 2.3% / 4.1%
Rockingham — Bus: 2.3% Mandurah — Bus: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Rockingham Mandurah
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 1.2 km 1.1 km
1.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Rockingham Mandurah
Connectivity score 63/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
10,210 premises
 92%
8,024 premises

Climate

Rockingham Mandurah
Annual rainfall 745 mm —
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C —

Council rates

Rockingham Mandurah
Average residential rate $2,007/yr $2,186/yr
Council Rockingham Mandurah

Federal electorate

Rockingham Mandurah
Division Brand Canning
Member Madeleine King Andrew Hastie
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Rockingham Mandurah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rockingham

Coastal Outer Parks Retirees Townhouses

Mandurah

Affordable Beach Coastal Easy Commute Regional Centre Retirees Townhouses Transport Hub

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