East Rockingham, Western Australia Explained

Type:suburb
East Rockingham
City:Perth
State:wa
Lga:City of Rockingham
Map Type:nomap
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-32.259°N 115.77°W
Postcode:6168
Area:8.8
Stategov:Rockingham
Fedgov:Brand
Near-Sw:Rockingham
Near-S:Rockingham
Near-Se:Hillman

East Rockingham is an industrial suburb within the Kwinana Industrial Area, part of Perth, and located within the City of Rockingham.

History

The suburb developed as a rural community in the 1850s when various pioneers took up land and settled in the area along Mandurah Road; however, the community declined following the opening of the port at Rockingham in 1872.[1] The Rockingham Road Board's offices were located in East Rockingham between 1905 and 1929.[2]

The Stephenson-Hepburn Plan for Perth and Fremantle (1955) identified the strategic importance of the locality for industrial development. The suburb today contains various industrial developments, with LandCorp making plans to release more land for industrial purposes.[3] The Water Corporation intends to construct a wastewater treatment facility in East Rockingham.[4]

The suburb was named Challenger for a period between 1992 and 1996. It is home to two caravan parks.

Places of natural and cultural heritage significance

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Rockingham. As of 2020, 113 places are heritage-listed in the City of Rockingham,[5] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, with five of those located in East Rockingham.[6]

Significant places:

Transport

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Notes and References

  1. Taggart, Nora. Rockingham Looks Back. Rockingham District Historical Society (Inc.), 1984
  2. Draper, Richard. Rockingham - The Vision Unfolds. City of Rockingham, 1997
  3. Web site: Rockingham Industry Zone . 11 April 2011 . 9 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110309120615/http://www.landcorp.com.au/project/rockinghamindustryzone/feature/?nid=2&type=50 . dead .
  4. http://www.watercorporation.com.au/E/erwwtp.cfm East Rockingham Wastewater Treatment Plant
  5. Web site: City of Rockingham Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 8 February 2020 .
  6. Web site: City of Rockingham State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 8 February 2020 .