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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
East Rockingham is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 311, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 36 km from the Perth CBD, East Rockingham is a outer metro area in Western Australia. The median household income is $34,580 per year.
East Rockingham's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. The outer location offers affordability but may see slower price appreciation.
Official Australia Post postcode for East Rockingham. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near East Rockingham on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
East Rockingham is a smaller community of 311 — about 6% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. East Rockingham's median household income of $34,580/year is 65% below the Western Australia suburb median ($99,736) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Median weekly rent of $250 equates to $1,083/month — about 144% of the median mortgage repayment of $754/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 36 km from Perth, East Rockingham is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
How East Rockingham stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean East Rockingham sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | East Rockingham | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 311 | 5,605 | -94% |
| Median household income | $34,580/yr | $99,736/yr | -65% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $250 | $350 | -29% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $754 | $1,902 | -60% |
| Distance to CBD | 36 km | 20 km | +80% |
Pre-inspection briefing for East Rockingham — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 311 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $250/week (~$1,083/month) covers 144% of the $754/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With a population of 311, the resale market in East Rockingham may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for East Rockingham are modest for 2026 — incomes 65% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 311 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~144% of the typical mortgage ($1,083/month rent vs $754/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 32/100 places East Rockingham in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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East Rockingham scores 32/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 311, median household income of $34,580/year and median weekly rent of $250. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in East Rockingham are a median household income of $34,580/year, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
East Rockingham has a usual resident population of approximately 311, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
East Rockingham sits 36 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $250 in East Rockingham, equating to approximately $13,000/year in gross rental income (state median $350/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in East Rockingham is $754, or approximately $9,048/year (vs $1,902/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $250 works out to $1,083/month, covering 144% of the median mortgage repayment of $754/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $329/month, so on these numbers East Rockingham leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (311 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $754 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($34,580 vs $99,736 state median), the broader Western Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.