Yanchep vs Two Rocks

Yanchep is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Two Rocks. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yanchep: a median of $800,000, against $690,000 in Two Rocks.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Yanchep

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (64 vs 32)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Two Rocks

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($330,000 vs $630,000)
  • has cheaper units ($419,328 vs $587,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($690,000 vs $800,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Two Rocks

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 60 min)
  • But Yanchep sits closer to the CBD (56.2 km vs 66.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Two Rocks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Yanchep and Two Rocks drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Yanchep Two Rocks
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Yanchep Two Rocks
Walkability 0 / 13
Yanchep — Walkability: 0/100 Two Rocks — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 33 / 28
Yanchep — Safety: 33/100 Two Rocks — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 25 / 22
Yanchep — Low fire risk: 25/100 Two Rocks — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Yanchep — Low flood risk: 100/100 Two Rocks — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yanchep has more residents (11,022 vs 3,822); Two Rocks skews older (39 vs 35).

Yanchep Two Rocks
Population 11,022
+65% vs other
 3,822
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.3% +27.8%
Median age 35 39
Median household income $88,348/yr
+10% vs other
 $79,352/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+3% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yanchep Two Rocks
0-4 8.1% / 6.6%
Yanchep — 0-4: 8.1% Two Rocks — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 16.9% / 16.3%
Yanchep — 5-14: 16.9% Two Rocks — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 6.1% / 5.3%
Yanchep — 15-19: 6.1% Two Rocks — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.6% / 4.6%
Yanchep — 20-24: 4.6% Two Rocks — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 13.5% / 11.5%
Yanchep — 25-34: 13.5% Two Rocks — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 14.1% / 12.6%
Yanchep — 35-44: 14.1% Two Rocks — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 12.8% / 14.9%
Yanchep — 45-54: 12.8% Two Rocks — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 10.1% / 13.7%
Yanchep — 55-64: 10.1% Two Rocks — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 7.7% / 9.3%
Yanchep — 65-74: 7.7% Two Rocks — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 4.6% / 4.6%
Yanchep — 75-84: 4.6% Two Rocks — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.4% / 0.9%
Yanchep — 85+: 1.4% Two Rocks — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yanchep 50.1% couple families
Yanchep — Couple Families: 50.1% Yanchep — Lone Person: 26.4% Yanchep — One Parent Families: 20.1% Yanchep — Group Household: 2.3% Yanchep — Other Families: 1.1%
Two Rocks 49.0% couple families
Two Rocks — Couple Families: 49.0% Two Rocks — Lone Person: 34.2% Two Rocks — One Parent Families: 14.1% Two Rocks — Group Household: 2.4% Two Rocks — Other Families: 0.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yanchep 22.4% renting
Yanchep — Owned Outright: 19.7% Yanchep — Mortgage: 57.9% Yanchep — Renting: 22.4%
Two Rocks 16.9% renting
Two Rocks — Owned Outright: 27.8% Two Rocks — Mortgage: 55.2% Two Rocks — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Yanchep Two Rocks
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 19.3%
Yanchep — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Two Rocks — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.4%
Yanchep — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Two Rocks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 5.9%
Yanchep — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Two Rocks — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.2%
Yanchep — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Two Rocks — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 0.8%
Yanchep — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Two Rocks — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Yanchep Two Rocks
England 17.5% / 13.2%
Yanchep — England: 17.5% Two Rocks — England: 13.2%
New Zealand 5.3% / 4.4%
Yanchep — New Zealand: 5.3% Two Rocks — New Zealand: 4.4%
South Africa 3.1% / 2.0%
Yanchep — South Africa: 3.1% Two Rocks — South Africa: 2.0%
Scotland 1.9% / 0.9%
Yanchep — Scotland: 1.9% Two Rocks — Scotland: 0.9%
Germany 0.6% / 0.7%
Yanchep — Germany: 0.6% Two Rocks — Germany: 0.7%
Zimbabwe 0.7% / 0.5%
Yanchep — Zimbabwe: 0.7% Two Rocks — Zimbabwe: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yanchep 97.2% houses
Yanchep — Houses: 97.2% Yanchep — Townhouses: 2.6% Yanchep — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Two Rocks 99.3% houses
Two Rocks — Houses: 99.3% Two Rocks — Townhouses: 0.3% Two Rocks — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Yanchep Two Rocks
Median house price $800,000 $690,000
Median unit price $587,500 $419,328
Median land price $630,000 $330,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 193 sales
 27 days
from 105 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Yanchep Two Rocks
2 bed $675K / $612K
Yanchep — 2 bed: $675K (9 sales) Two Rocks — 2 bed: $612K (13 sales)

9 vs 13 sales

3 bed $750K / $700K
Yanchep — 3 bed: $750K (116 sales) Two Rocks — 3 bed: $700K (76 sales)

116 vs 76 sales

4 bed $850K / $740K
Yanchep — 4 bed: $850K (188 sales) Two Rocks — 4 bed: $740K (130 sales)

188 vs 130 sales

5 bed $1.23M / $750K
Yanchep — 5 bed: $1.23M (18 sales) Two Rocks — 5 bed: $750K (23 sales)

18 vs 23 sales

Development activity

Yanchep Two Rocks
New dwellings approved 4,125
across Wanneroo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Yanchep Two Rocks
Houses 4.1%
$690/wk on $879K
 4.2%
$650/wk on $800K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Yanchep Two Rocks
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 41% of WA
Schools Higher than 6% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 30% of WA Higher than 40% of WA

Liveability

Two Rocks is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Yanchep Two Rocks
Grade D
same for both
Score 24/100 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yanchep Two Rocks
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
78/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
72/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
37/100
 Moderate
67/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Yanchep Two Rocks
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 4 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Yanchep

  • Yanchep Beach Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yanchep Lagoon Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yanchep Rise Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yanchep Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Two Rocks

  • Two Rocks Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Atlantis Beach Baptist College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yanchep Two Rocks
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 2
Parks & reserves 64 32
Childcare 8 2
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 4 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 2 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Two Rocks sits further from the CBD (66.9 km vs 56.2 km).

Yanchep Two Rocks
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Perth 56.2 km 66.9 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 51 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 240.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 69.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6035
 0.8%
postcode 6037
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 6035
 90
postcode 6037

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Yanchep Two Rocks
Car (driver) 76.1% / 77.4%
Yanchep — Car (driver): 76.1% Two Rocks — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 8.4% / 9.2%
Yanchep — Worked from Home: 8.4% Two Rocks — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 5.6%
Yanchep — Car (passenger): 6.2% Two Rocks — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Train 5.1% / 3.5%
Yanchep — Train: 5.1% Two Rocks — Train: 3.5%
Bus 2.4% / 2.6%
Yanchep — Bus: 2.4% Two Rocks — Bus: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Yanchep Two Rocks
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.7 km 3.3 km
3.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Yanchep Two Rocks
Connectivity score 85/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
3,987 premises
 69%
2,334 premises

Climate

Yanchep Two Rocks
Annual rainfall 592 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Yanchep Two Rocks
Average residential rate $2,060/yr
same for both
Council Wanneroo
same for both

Federal electorate

Yanchep Two Rocks
Division Pearce
same for both
Member Tracey Roberts
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yanchep Two Rocks
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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