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Broome WA 6725

3,754 addresses · 79 streets

Durack Electorate › Broome LGA › Broome · 1682 km from Perth

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Living Here

Broome is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 3,797 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,802 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 39% of households own their home and 59% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,797Population
36Median age
$1,802Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Broome statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Broome itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Broome International Airport, 1.5 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 20.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Broome

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Broome WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.6% · Labour-force participation 57.3%

Population by age in Broome
Population by age, Broome WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4211
5-14534
15-19237
20-24208
25-34638
35-44555
45-54554
55-64472
65-74260
75-8490
85+30
Dwelling types in Broome
Dwelling types, Broome WA (ABS Census 2021)
House769
Townhouse270
Apartment60
Other45
Households by weekly income in Broome
Households by weekly income, Broome WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650191
$650-1,499229
$1,500-2,999339
$3,000+224
Top ancestries in Broome
Top ancestries, Broome WA (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal1,089
English928
Australian893
Ancestry NS669
Other394
Irish269
Housing tenure in Broome
Housing tenure, Broome WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned168
Mortgage265
Rented656
Other19
Cars per household in Broome
Cars per household, Broome WA (ABS Census 2021)
0167
1392
2332
3132
4+83
Commute to work in Broome
Commute to work, Broome WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,036
Train5
Bus22
Tram/ferry0
Walked155
Bicycle88
Home84
Top countries of birth in Broome
Top countries of birth, Broome WA (ABS Census 2021)
England76
Philippines69
New Zealand62
South Africa28
China26
India25
Languages used at home in Broome
Languages used at home, Broome WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous114
Spanish45
Filipino33
Thai29
Mandarin28
Tagalog24

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

87,906 bird observations recorded near Broome — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Broome

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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