Rockingham, Western Australia
| Rockingham Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Rockingham as seen from Palm Beach Jetty | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°16′52″S 115°43′37″E / 32.281°S 115.727°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 15,312 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1847 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6168 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Rockingham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 47 km south-south-west of the city centre. It acts as the primary centre for the City of Rockingham. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and Henderson. Offshore to the north-west is Australia's largest naval fleet and submarine base, Garden Island, connected to the mainland by an all-weather causeway. To the west and south lies the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.