Perth Suburb Profiles

Rossmoyne

Situated 10km from Perth GPO.

The name Rossmoyne derives its origin from the desire of a developer for a good promotional name. In 1937, the developer, V W Webb and his family made a trip to Scotland and on their return, sought a promotional name for some of their Rossmoyne land. Mrs Webb coined the name Rossmoyne, a euphonic name with no particular background, although connected with the trip to Scotland. The name was used for an estate put up for sale in 1955 and soon became the commonly used suburb name for this area. By 1959, development had progressed sufficiently for the Canning Road Board to seek official recognition for the name Rossmoyne. The name was approved in February 1960 and gazetted the following month.

2011 Census Summary	Rossmoyne	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	3,358	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	45	35
Residents less than 19	26%	27%
Residents 20-64	49%	62%
Residents over 65	26%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	28%	28%
Couple family with children	41%	34%
Single parent family	8%	11%
Other families	2%	2%
Lone Person	24%	24%
Group Household	1%	5%
Total Households	1,133	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings 1	1,232	595,499
House	77%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	16%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	8%	10%
Other 2	1%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	97	57,529
Fully Owned 2	46%	30%
Being Purchased 2	28%	42%
Being Rented 2	18%	28%
Other 2	10%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,490	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$2,299	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$370	$327
Local Schools:	Rossmoyne P.S., Rossmoyne - Riverton Community Kindergarten
Other Nearby Schools:	Corpus Christi College (Bateman) , Yidarra Catholic Primary School (Bateman) , Queen of Apostles School (Riverton) , Aquinas College (Salter Point) , Orana Catholic Primary School (Willeton) , All Saint's College (Bull Creek)
Shops:	Rossmoyne Shopping Centre
Train Stations:	Bull Creek
Bus Services:	Bus service to Bullcreek Train Station
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component