Two Rocks · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Two Rocks

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

More people have moved into Two Rocks since 2011, with 43.9% of residents arriving in the last five years. This makes the area much more mobile than most similar places. While many locals are moving in, very few of these arrivals are coming from overseas.

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📍 Two Rocks, Urban Centre

Where Two Rocks sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

43.9% ▲ +12.3%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 18 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 15 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 11 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 16 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 12 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 19 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 33 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 54 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 76 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 88 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 120 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 151 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 157 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 147 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 169 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 143 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 146 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 121 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 98 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 69 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 41 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 33 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 19 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 15 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 15 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 11 areas
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 5 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 28 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Two Rocks — higher than 86% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Two Rocks43.9%
6037, WA 42.9%
Western Australia 39.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Almost 44% of people moved here in the last five years, a figure that is well above the national rate of 40.7%. This trend has grown over time, rising 4.8 percentage points since 2011.

43.9% ▲ +12.3%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 39.1%
  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 43.9%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals are much less common here than elsewhere, with only 5.4% of people arriving from abroad. This is well below the 14.5% national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.

5.4% ▼ -14.3%

Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 5.4%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

Sources

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

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Two Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515034/two-rocks/topic/mobility-location