Side by sideSuburb comparison

Safety Bay vs Rockingham.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Rockingham edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Rockingham scores higher on walkability (0/100 vs 32/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Safety Bay skews owner-occupied (78%), Rockingham runs more rental-dense (60% owner).

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

Safety Bay has a heavier family-household mix (71% vs 57%), which typically signals stronger demand for family-amenable infrastructure (parks, schools, supermarkets).

Common questionsSafety Bay vs Rockingham

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Safety Bay or Rockingham?

Rockingham scores 32/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Safety Bay
Metric
Rockingham

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$310/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$300/wk
$310/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$300/wk
78.0%
Owner occupied
60.0%
20.0%
Renter occupied
37.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

0
Walk score
32
0
Transit score
0
100
Bike score
100
7,662
Population
15,312
44
Median age
49

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

20
Schools nearby
20
976
Avg ICSEA
976

Climate

724 mm
Annual rainfall
724 mm
31.4°C
Mean max (Jan)
31.4°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).