Two Rocks, Western Australia

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Two Rocks
Perth, Western Australia

View north from Two Rocks.
Population: 1,503 (2001 census)
Postcode: 6037
Area: 52 km² (20.1 sq mi)
Location: 61 km (38 mi) NNW of Perth
LGA: City of Wanneroo
State District: Wanneroo
Federal Division: Pearce
Suburbs around Two Rocks:
Wilbinga
Indian Ocean Two Rocks Yanchep
Yanchep Yanchep

Two Rocks is the northernmost suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It is located 61 kilometres (38 mi) north of Perth's central business district and its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo. The suburb contains a marina development and was, from 1981 until 1990, the home of Atlantis Marine Park and the hub of the Yanchep Sun City development.

While the suburb has a large area, as at the 2001 census, the suburb's entire population lived within a 2.3-square-kilometre (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 ordnances (UXOs) left behind from past military activity in the area.

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

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[edit] History

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.[1]

[edit] Transport

Two Rocks is served by the 490 Transperth bus route from Clarkson train station, which travels along Wanneroo Road and Yanchep Beach Road.[2] This service is operated by Transperth.

[edit] Events

Singer Renee Geyer and band Mental as Anything have perfomed at Casilda Park.

A variety of stalls were also set up including one by Yanchep National Park.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of suburb names - T. Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
  2. ^ Northern 78 timetable, Transperth, effective 29 April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.

[edit] External links

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