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Roebuck WA 6725

217 addresses · 16 streets

Durack Electorate › Broome LGA › Roebuck · 1689 km from Perth

Living Here

Roebuck is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 606 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,656 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

606Population
39Median age
$1,656Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Broome International Airport, 9.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 13% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Roebuck

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

Tree cover measures, Roebuck WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 56%

Population by age in Roebuck
Population by age, Roebuck WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-435
5-1498
15-1927
20-2426
25-3481
35-4491
45-5481
55-6493
65-7462
75-8416
85+5
Dwelling types in Roebuck
Dwelling types, Roebuck WA (ABS Census 2021)
House115
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other45
Households by weekly income in Roebuck
Households by weekly income, Roebuck WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65025
$650-1,49941
$1,500-2,99943
$3,000+41
Top ancestries in Roebuck
Top ancestries, Roebuck WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian208
English192
Ancestry NS118
Aboriginal117
Other57
Scottish42
Housing tenure in Roebuck
Housing tenure, Roebuck WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned75
Mortgage42
Rented26
Other17
Cars per household in Roebuck
Cars per household, Roebuck WA (ABS Census 2021)
04
144
255
330
4+22
Commute to work in Roebuck
Commute to work, Roebuck WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car139
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked41
Bicycle0
Home26
Top countries of birth in Roebuck
Top countries of birth, Roebuck WA (ABS Census 2021)
England32
New Zealand15
Scotland6
South Africa5
Thailand5
China3
Languages used at home in Roebuck
Languages used at home, Roebuck WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous10
Spanish8
Thai6
French4
Mandarin3
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,382 bird observations recorded near Roebuck — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Roebuck

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.