The name Rossmoyne was devised in 1937 after the land developer V W Webb and his family made a trip to Scotland.

[2] The Rossmoyne Pallottine Mission was established on Fifth Avenue in 1959 as a boarding facility for Indigenous Australian students from the Kimberley and other country areas who were attending secondary schools in Perth.

[3] Rossmoyne Primary school, located on Second Avenue, commenced operations in 1964 with an enrolment of 67 students and 3 staff, officially opening in 1965.

Bus 178 runs east to Perth City via Shelley, and west to Bull Creek Station.

Buses 508 and 509 run from stops on Leach Highway to Bull Creek Station and Cannington Interchange.