Two Rocks

Two Rocks
Perth, Western Australia
Two Rocks; Perth, Western Australia
	View north from Two Rocks.
Coordinates	31°29′42″S 115°35′17″E / 31.495°S 115.588°ECoordinates: 31°29′42″S 115°35′17″E / 31.495°S 115.588°E
Population	2,990 (2016 census)
• Density	57.5/km2 (148.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	6037
Area	52 km2 (20.1 sq mi)
Location	61 km (38 mi) NNW of the Perth CBD
LGA(s)	City of Wanneroo
State electorate(s)	Butler
Federal division(s)	Pearce
	Suburbs around Two Rocks:

Two Rocks is an outer suburb at the northern edge of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia, located 61 kilometres (38 mi) northwest of the city's central business district. It is part of the City of Wanneroo local authority and represents the furthest northern extent of the Perth metropolitan region.

While the suburb has a large area, as at the 2001 census, the suburb's entire population lived within a 2.3 km² (0.9 sq mi) region near the coast on either side of the marina. Large sections of the suburb are fenced off due to unexploded ordnance left behind from past military activity in the area.

A major landmark in the suburb is a large limestone sculpture of King Neptune by American sculptor Mark Le Buse, a remnant of the defunct Atlantis Marine Park, which operated between 1981 and 1990.^[2] The sculpture, which had sat abandoned and fenced off since the park's closure, was heritage listed by the Western Australian Heritage Council in 2006,^[3] before being restored and the surrounding area reopened to the public in May 2015.^[4] The suburb also contains a marina.

History[]

King Neptune sculpture in 2012

The suburb of Two Rocks takes its name from two prominent rocks offshore from Wreck Point. It was approved as a suburb name in 1975.^[5] As well as being the former location of Atlantis Marine Park, the suburb was also a hub of Alan Bond's failed Yanchep Sun City development plan in the 1980s.

A large bushfire in the area in 1991 destroyed many dwellings in the suburb.

Transport[]

Two Rocks is served by the 490 Transperth bus route from Butler railway station, which travels along Marmion Avenue and Yanchep Beach Road.^[6] This service is operated by Swan Transit.

References[]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Two Rocks (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "Lost Atlantis". State Library of Western Australia.
^ "inHerit – State Heritage Office". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.
^ "King stands proud again". Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – T". Retrieved 17 April 2007.
^ Northern 78 timetable, Transperth, effective 14 December 2008. Retrieved on 27 December 2008.

[census16-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Two Rocks (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[2] "Lost Atlantis". State Library of Western Australia.

[3] "inHerit – State Heritage Office". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.

[4] "King stands proud again". Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

[5] Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – T". Retrieved 17 April 2007.

[6] Northern 78 timetable, Transperth, effective 14 December 2008. Retrieved on 27 December 2008.

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v t Suburbs and localities of the City of Wanneroo, Perth, Western Australia
North west	Alkimos Butler Clarkson Eglinton Jindalee Merriwa Mindarie Quinns Rocks Ridgewood Tamala Park Two Rocks Yanchep
North east	Ashby Banksia Grove Carabooda Carramar Gnangara Hocking Jandabup Mariginiup Neerabup Nowergup Pearsall Pinjar Sinagra Tapping Wanneroo
South	Alexander Heights Darch Girrawheen Koondoola Landsdale Madeley Marangaroo Wangara Woodvale¹
¹ Suburb shared with the City of Joondalup