Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Rockingham is a city in Western Australia located 47km south of Perth. It has a population of 64,000 and forms the southernmost border of the Perth metropolitan area. It was first surveyed in 1847, it was gazetted as a town in 1897. In its early days, Rockingham was a busy port, shipping Jarrah and Sandalwood overseas. The city fronts onto the sheltered waters of Cockburn Sound and is a popular holiday destination. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.