2,853 ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,387
- 2016: 2,397
- 2021: 2,853
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Two Rocks · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Two Rocks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer people in Two Rocks are aged 65 or over than in most similar areas, reflecting a shift toward a younger population. The community has grown by 20% since 2011 and is now home to 2,853 people. This change is seen in the typical resident's age, which dropped 7 years to 39 since the last census.
2,853
▲ +19.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Two Rocks — higher than 77% of areas.
| Two Rocks | 2,853 |
|---|---|
| 6037, WA | 3,822 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 466 people since 2011 to reach 2,853. While the typical resident is 39, this is a little older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
39 yrs ▼ -15.2%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This increase in children helps explain why the proportion of seniors has fallen to 16.7%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
16.7% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.5% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Two Rocks splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 17.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 11.5%.
5.3% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.3% ▲ +67.8%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Two Rocks, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Two Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515034/two-rocks/topic/demographics-identity