QLD · Cassowary Coast Council
Rockingham, 4854
Current weather
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89% humidity · 2.6 km/h wind · 26.1° / 16° today · 0.7 mm rain
Updated
- National parks
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Rockingham is a welcoming smaller community in Cassowary Coast, with a settled community character. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Population
- Population
- 104
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,812
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 5 of 39
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 66.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 5
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 48.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 104 residents
- State safety percentile
- 63.4th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +10.8%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault27
- Drug Offences46
- Good Order Offences31
- Other Property Damage28
- Traffic And Related Offences44
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Tully River Fish Habitat AreaNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime27
- Drug Offencescrime46
- Good Order Offencescrime31
- Other Property Damagecrime28
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime44
- Tully River Fish Habitat Areagovernmentnature_reserve
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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