The plan area is located 30 kilometres south of Perth within the City of Rockingham’s municipal boundary. It covers about 218 km2 of the Swan coastal plain and is bounded by the Serpentine River and the Peel main drain to the east and the ocean to the west. It is bounded by the Cockburn groundwater area to the north, the Serpentine groundwater area to the east, and the South West Coastal and Murray groundwater areas top the south.
Groundwater resources in the plan area
Groundwater resources in the plan area (in order of increasing depth) are the unconfined Superficial and Rockingham Sand, the Leederville (semi-confined) and the Yarragadee (confined) aquifers. The Yarragadee aquifer includes the Yarragadee Formation in the north east of the Baldivis subarea, and the Gage Sandstone and Cattamarra Coal Measures elsewhere in the plan area.
The plan area is divided into nine subareas to better manage the groundwater resource. They are Warnbro, Cooloongup, Tamworth Swamp, Maramanup, Outridge, Churcher East, Churcher West, and Karnup East and Karnup West.
Water planning in the Rockingham-Stakehill area
The Rockingham-Stakehill groundwater management plan was released in December 2007.
The plan includes allocation limits, which define how much water is available in the Rockingham-Stakehill area. The plan also includes policies for how the water resources will be allocated and managed.
Why has the department prepared a water allocation plan?
Planning is needed to ensure that the needs of the community and the environment are protected while providing users with secure water supplies.
How can I access any of the information on the Rockingham-Stakehill plan area that the department has produced?
We are committed to making our technical information, which is used in the planning process, available to the public.
Please click on the links to access the following documents:
Allocation plan and supporting documents
Rockingham – Stakehill groundwater management plan
Publish Date: December 2007
Plan Evaluation
Evaluation statement 2008-2011 - Rockingham-Stakehill groundwater area water management plan
Publish Date: December 2011
Further information
For licensing information, please contact the Peel Regional office in Mandurah. Phone 08 9550 4222.
For planning information, please contact the Department of Water’s Water Allocation Planning branch. Phone 08 6364 7600 or email allocationplanning@water.wa.gov.au