Two Rocks · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Two Rocks

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Two Rocks than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused community where 61.5% of households are couples with children, contributing to a typical home size that is slightly larger than the state and national figures.

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📍 Two Rocks, Suburb / Locality

Where Two Rocks sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +8.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Two Rocks — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Two Rocks2.7
6037, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. While two-person homes are the most common at 33.1%, about a quarter of residents live alone, matching the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.7% ▲ +1.4%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.4%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 24.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Two Rocks, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of families at 61.5%. One-parent families account for 11.8% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

11.8% ▼ -28.2%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Two Rocks, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Two Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51475/two-rocks/topic/family-households