City of Rockingham
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The City of Rockingham is a Local Government Area
in the far southern suburbs of the Western Australia
n capital city of Perth
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at Woodman Point. The area at the time fell within the responsibility of the Fremantle District Road Board. The name "Clarence" was declined by the Department of Lands and Surveys, and the Rockingham Roads Board was gazetted on 4 February 1897.
The agricultural hall on the corner of Flinders Lane and Kent Street in Rockingham
was used for the Roads Board's administration until an office was constructed for the Roads Board on the corner of Office Road and Mandurah Road in East Rockingham
in 1905. In 1929 the Board resolved to relocate the administration to Rockingham Beach and the various buildings, including the Agricultural Hall and the vacated Rockingham Beach Primary School building on Kent Street, were used as the Board's offices.
A new office was constructed for the Roads Board in 1946 on the corner of Flinders Lane and Kent Street.
In February 1954 the Kwinana Road District was formed from the northern portion of the Rockingham Roads Board area.
On 1 July 1961, the Roads Board became the Shire of Rockingham following enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. In 1971, the Shire relocated to new offices on Council Avenue on land donated by developers Rockingham Park Pty Ltd 2km southeast of the traditional centre of Rockingham Beach, which was to become the new major centre of Rockingham and Kwinana. The Rockingham City Shopping Centre
opened in the new centre in 1971. Despite the move to the new "city centre," the community apparently considered Rockingham Beach to be the rightful civic heart of Rockingham, as evidenced by the Shire's decision to construct Flinders Hall on Flinders Lane, despite the new Council offices being constructed in the same year.
On 12 November 1988 the Council attained City status. In 1994, the City relocated to new Council chambers and civic centre on Civic Boulevard.
In 2008, the Council adopted a plan for the Rockingham Strategic Regional (or Primary) Centre which incorporated both the traditional centre at Rockingham Beach and the "City Centre" of the 1970s into a larger, encompassing centre. The plan seeks to increase the residential population within this new city centre envelope from 12,000 to 36,000 through the provision of transit-oriented development
, which would in turn support the operation of light rail
between the Rockingham Train Station
and Rockingham Beach.
In 1954, Kwinana was excised from Rockingham.
Rockingham's local radio station is 104.1 Rock FM. The internet radio
station broadcasts 24 hours a day on its website, and on the Stickam
social networking service.
, Rockingham City FC
in the Football West State League and the Rockingham club in the RugbyWA
competition. Rockingham also hosts an SBL (State Basketball League
) team called Rockingham Flames and a team in the WARL (Western Australia Rugby League
) called the Rockingham Coastal Sharks
Aqua Jetty is a world-class and state-of-the-art complex located in Warnbro offering some of the State's best Aquatic Facilities, such as an Outdoor Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool, Indoor Leisure Pool, Indoor Lap Pool, Spa and Sauna facilities, Hydrotherapy Pool and a fully equipped Gymnasium and Health Club. The Lark Hill Sporting Complex and Secret Harbour Golf Course also provide recreational facilities for residents of Rockingham.
, located in the Hyōgo Prefecture
of Japan
– A “sister city” relationship based on opportunities for residents and groups to exchange diverse cultural aspects, particularly during official and community visits. "Ako Lane", located next to the Council building, is a tribute to this relationship. Kota Kinabalu
, the capital city of the Malaysian state Sabah
– A “friendship city” agreement in conjunction with the objectives of the South West Group to support potential bilateral trade between firms in the two regions.
Local Government Areas of Western Australia
The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...
in the far southern suburbs of the Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
n capital city of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
History
In 1896, residents of Rockingham petitioned to establish a road board, which they proposed be called "Clarence" which was the name of the failed settlement of Thomas PeelThomas Peel
Mr. Peel, he moans, took him from England to Swan River, West Australia, means of subsistence and of production to the amount of £50,000. Mr. Peel had the foresight to bring with him, besides, 300 persons of the working-class, men, women, and children. Once arrived at his destination, "Mr. Peel was...
at Woodman Point. The area at the time fell within the responsibility of the Fremantle District Road Board. The name "Clarence" was declined by the Department of Lands and Surveys, and the Rockingham Roads Board was gazetted on 4 February 1897.
The agricultural hall on the corner of Flinders Lane and Kent Street in Rockingham
Rockingham, Western Australia
Rockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. 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...
was used for the Roads Board's administration until an office was constructed for the Roads Board on the corner of Office Road and Mandurah Road in East Rockingham
East Rockingham, Western Australia
East Rockingham is an industrial suburb within the Kwinana Industrial Area, part of Perth and located within the City of Rockingham. It is home to two caravan parks....
in 1905. In 1929 the Board resolved to relocate the administration to Rockingham Beach and the various buildings, including the Agricultural Hall and the vacated Rockingham Beach Primary School building on Kent Street, were used as the Board's offices.
A new office was constructed for the Roads Board in 1946 on the corner of Flinders Lane and Kent Street.
In February 1954 the Kwinana Road District was formed from the northern portion of the Rockingham Roads Board area.
On 1 July 1961, the Roads Board became the Shire of Rockingham following enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. In 1971, the Shire relocated to new offices on Council Avenue on land donated by developers Rockingham Park Pty Ltd 2km southeast of the traditional centre of Rockingham Beach, which was to become the new major centre of Rockingham and Kwinana. The Rockingham City Shopping Centre
Rockingham Shopping Centre
Rockingham Shopping Centre is a regional shopping centre located south-southwest of Perth, Western Australia, in the suburb of Rockingham. First opened in 1971 and formerly known as "Rockingham City Shopping Centre" and "Rockingham Park Shopping Centre", it has expanded several times, and now has...
opened in the new centre in 1971. Despite the move to the new "city centre," the community apparently considered Rockingham Beach to be the rightful civic heart of Rockingham, as evidenced by the Shire's decision to construct Flinders Hall on Flinders Lane, despite the new Council offices being constructed in the same year.
On 12 November 1988 the Council attained City status. In 1994, the City relocated to new Council chambers and civic centre on Civic Boulevard.
In 2008, the Council adopted a plan for the Rockingham Strategic Regional (or Primary) Centre which incorporated both the traditional centre at Rockingham Beach and the "City Centre" of the 1970s into a larger, encompassing centre. The plan seeks to increase the residential population within this new city centre envelope from 12,000 to 36,000 through the provision of transit-oriented development
Transit-oriented development
A transit-oriented development is a mixed-use residential or commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage transit ridership...
, which would in turn support the operation of light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
between the Rockingham Train Station
Rockingham railway station, Perth
Rockingham Station is a bus and railway interchange located in the Rockingham suburb of Cooloongup, Western Australia. Situated near the intersection of Rae Road and Ennis Avenue in Cooloongup, east of Rockingham Shopping Centre, it is served by the interurban Mandurah line, with services to both...
and Rockingham Beach.
Wards
The city has been divided into 4 wards. The mayor is elected from among the councillors.- Rockingham Ward (4 councillors)
- Safety Bay Ward (4 councillors)
- Baldivis Ward (1 councillor)
- Coastal Ward (1 councillor)
Suburbs
- BaldivisBaldivis, Western AustraliaBaldivis is a semi-rural residential suburb south of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and southeast of the regional centre of Rockingham...
- CooloongupCooloongup, Western AustraliaCooloongup is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is principally a suburb of residential dwellings.-History:...
- East RockinghamEast Rockingham, Western AustraliaEast Rockingham is an industrial suburb within the Kwinana Industrial Area, part of Perth and located within the City of Rockingham. It is home to two caravan parks....
- Golden BayGolden Bay, Western AustraliaGolden Bay is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham.Originally known as Peelhurst the locality name was officially changed in 1985....
- HillmanHillman, Western AustraliaHillman is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is principally a suburb of residential dwellings, and is the location of Hillman Primary School....
- KarnupKarnup, Western AustraliaKarnup is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham....
- KeralupKeralup, Western AustraliaKeralup is a suburb straddling the southern boundary of the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia, on the eastern side of the Kwinana Freeway, and consists entirely of a government strategic landholding...
- PeronPeron, Western AustraliaPeron is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located within the City of Rockingham.The suburb was gazetted in 1974...
- Port KennedyPort Kennedy, Western AustraliaPort Kennedy is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham.Port Kennedy is built on Becher Point and because of its geomorphological history it is home to an unusual wetland formation, called the Becher Wetland Suite...
- RockinghamRockingham, Western AustraliaRockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. 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...
- Safety BaySafety Bay, Western AustraliaSafety Bay is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located on the coast within the City of Rockingham.-History:...
- Secret HarbourSecret Harbour, Western AustraliaSecret Harbour is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham on the Indian Ocean coast at Comet Bay.- History :...
- ShoalwaterShoalwater, Western AustraliaShoalwater is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham.Shoalwater is located within the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park which includes Shoalwater Bay, Warnbro Sound, Cape Peron and several small islands being Penguin island, Seal...
- SingletonSingleton, Western AustraliaSingleton is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is the southernmost suburb of the Perth Metropolitan Area and is actually closer to the regional city Mandurah than either Perth CBD or Rockingham....
- WaikikiWaikiki, Western AustraliaWaikiki is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It adjoins and is closely associated with Safety Bay in the City of Rockingham. A prime landmark is the Waikiki Village shopping centre on Read Street, the main road linking Rockingham with Warnbro and Port Kennedy....
- WarnbroWarnbro, Western AustraliaWarnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham...
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 161 |
| 1921 | 477 |
| 1933 | 1,014 |
| 1947 | 1,780 |
| 1954 | 2,656 |
| 1961 | 2,583 |
| 1966 | 4,383 |
| 1971 | 11,608 |
| 1976 | 17,224 |
| 1981 | 24,740 |
| 1986 | 31,595 |
| 1991 | 41,749 |
| 1996 | 57,980 |
| 2001 | 70,008 |
| 2006 | 84,307 |
In 1954, Kwinana was excised from Rockingham.
Media
Rockingham is serviced by two local newspapers: The Sound Telegraph is delivered every Wednesday, and the Weekend Courier on Fridays.Rockingham's local radio station is 104.1 Rock FM. The internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
station broadcasts 24 hours a day on its website, and on the Stickam
Stickam
Stickam is a website devoted to live-streaming video, featuring both professional and user-generated content. The site launched in 2005. Stickam features user-submitted pictures, audio, video, and most prominently, live streaming video chat...
social networking service.
Sport & Recreation
Rockingham is home to the Rockingham Rams in the Peel Football LeaguePeel Football League
The Peel Football League is a country football league based in the Peel region of Western Australia. The competition was formed in 1992 when teams from the Metropolitan Football League and Murray Districts Football League merged...
, Rockingham City FC
Rockingham City FC
Rockingham City FC is a association football club based in Rockingham, Western Australia. In 2010, the club plays in the second division of Western Australian football, the First Division.-External links:*...
in the Football West State League and the Rockingham club in the RugbyWA
RugbyWA
RugbyWA, formerly known as the Western Australia Rugby Union, is the governing body for rugby union in the state of Western Australia, Australia. In 2004, RugbyWA successfully secured the fourth Australian Super 12 licence, entering a team in the expanded Super 14 competition from 2006, called the...
competition. Rockingham also hosts an SBL (State Basketball League
State Basketball League (Western Australia)
The State Basketball League is Western Australia's second-tiered, semi-professional basketball competition. There are two competitions in the SBL. One for the mens and one for the women's...
) team called Rockingham Flames and a team in the WARL (Western Australia Rugby League
Western Australia Rugby League
The Western Australia Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in Western Australia. Western Australia is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the Australian Rugby League....
) called the Rockingham Coastal Sharks
Aqua Jetty is a world-class and state-of-the-art complex located in Warnbro offering some of the State's best Aquatic Facilities, such as an Outdoor Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool, Indoor Leisure Pool, Indoor Lap Pool, Spa and Sauna facilities, Hydrotherapy Pool and a fully equipped Gymnasium and Health Club. The Lark Hill Sporting Complex and Secret Harbour Golf Course also provide recreational facilities for residents of Rockingham.
Sister cities
The City of Rockingham has two active affiliations to which it is a signatory, being: City of AkōAko, Hyogo
is a city located in the south west of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 50,902, with a household number of 19,841 and a density of 401.18 persons per km². The total area is 126.88 km². The city was officially founded on September 1, 1951...
, located in the Hyōgo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
– A “sister city” relationship based on opportunities for residents and groups to exchange diverse cultural aspects, particularly during official and community visits. "Ako Lane", located next to the Council building, is a tribute to this relationship. Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu , formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in East Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies on one side and Mount...
, the capital city of the Malaysian state Sabah
Sabah
Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
– A “friendship city” agreement in conjunction with the objectives of the South West Group to support potential bilateral trade between firms in the two regions.