Meet the site
Two Mile Rocks is one of a handful of small offshore reefs that break up the sandy seafloor off Bargara. Marinelife.org.au describes it as a compact patch of reef about 5 m high and 150 m across, rising from sand in about 15 m of water, 10 minutes by boat from Burnett Heads. That size is its charm: you can circle the whole reef in a single dive, which makes navigation straightforward and lets you spend the dive looking rather than searching.
The reef is built of rock covered in colourful sponges, soft corals and spiky hard corals, with the ledges and undercuts typical of the Bundaberg coast. Being isolated on sand, it concentrates fish – reef fish such as butterflyfish, angelfish, sweetlips and rock cods live on it, and the surrounding sand brings stingrays, shovelnose rays and flathead. Turtles are common along this whole coast. Visibility is usually around 10 m, a little better than the shore sites but far less than the outer reef.
Two Mile Rocks is not a well-documented or regularly guided site – it is mostly dived by locals with their own boats or by Bundaberg Aqua Scuba when the outer marks are unreachable. There are no moorings, so careful anchoring in sand is essential. It is a sensible first boat dive for newly certified divers from Bundaberg and a good option on days when the wind rules out Cochrane Artificial Reef or Evans Patch. Photographers will enjoy the sponge colour; divers looking for dramatic topography or big animals will find more at Hoffman's Rocks or the artificial reef.
Because published information is thin, check the current mark and conditions with the Bundaberg dive shop before heading out.
What you might see
Colourful sponges, soft corals, spiky hard corals, butterflyfish, angelfish, sweetlips, rock cods, stingrays, shovelnose rays, flathead, turtles
Location
Small isolated reef, about 5 m high and 150 m across, rising from sand off Bargara roughly 10 minutes by boat from Burnett Heads.
Facilities nearby
Departure: Burnett Heads boat ramp (trailer parking, toilets, fish-cleaning tables); air fills in Bundaberg
Before you make plans
Conditions, access and operator schedules can change. This is a location guide, not a dive plan. Ask a local operator about current conditions and suitability for your training and experience.
Sources & further reading
marinelife.org.auRecord updated 26 Sept 2026. Source claims are being reviewed.