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Roebourne WA 6718

702 addresses · 41 streets

Durack Electorate › Karratha LGA › Roebourne · 1250 km from Perth

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Living Here

Roebourne is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 975 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,062 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 20% of households own their home and 67% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Ancestry NS, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

975Population
34Median age
$1,062Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Roebourne Airport, 1.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 0.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Roebourne

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

Tree cover measures, Roebourne WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20200.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 16.1% · Labour-force participation 28.7%

Population by age in Roebourne
Population by age, Roebourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-14101
15-1976
20-2491
25-34183
35-44149
45-54134
55-6496
65-7464
75-8426
85+0
Dwelling types in Roebourne
Dwelling types, Roebourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
House151
Townhouse68
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Roebourne
Households by weekly income, Roebourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65051
$650-1,49986
$1,500-2,99946
$3,000+21
Top ancestries in Roebourne
Top ancestries, Roebourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal551
Ancestry NS266
English81
Australian77
Scottish32
Other31
Housing tenure in Roebourne
Housing tenure, Roebourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned20
Mortgage23
Rented145
Other27
Cars per household in Roebourne
Cars per household, Roebourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
050
163
267
323
4+13
Commute to work in Roebourne
Commute to work, Roebourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car138
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Roebourne
Top countries of birth, Roebourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand17
England14
Sri Lanka3
Languages used at home in Roebourne
Languages used at home, Roebourne WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous332
German4
Sinhalese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

859 bird observations recorded near Roebourne — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Roebourne

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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