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Bilingurr, 6725

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,763

Growth (1 yr)

+0.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.8%

Median age

32

Median income

$2,438/wk

Employment rate

73.7%

University qualified

21.8%

Work from home

6.5%

Languages at home

12.9%non-English

Most common: Australian Indigenous languages, Italian, Cantonese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

29/100
Below average

613th in WA

Verified 85% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Remote
What Bilingurr is known for: Beach, Remote

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Suburb profile

Bilingurr is a remote locality in Western Australia, in Broome Council.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for remote localities. Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, and open-space access is better than in most comparable places. Household incomes sit well above the peer median, with household incomes 70% above the peer median, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places. Rents are among the highest in the peer group, with median rents 95% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school quality and open space over lower rents.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in Western Australia (453)

Strengths

  • Household incomes sit well above the peer median
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group

What stands out

  • Bilingurr Beach
  • Cable Beach

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Bilingurr compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$975/wk

Population (ERP)

1,763

+0.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

12.2%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#15

among Coastal & beach · Emerging

Pop. growth

42nd

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

51%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

46th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
29.0/100 — Below average
National rank
6508th in Australia
State rank
613th in WA
Peer rank
#15 among Coastal & beach · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#88 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
85%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$975
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
1,091

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

1,763(June 2025)

+0.9% annual · +6.8% over 5 years · 42th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.9%
5-year growth
+6.8%
Change in 1 year
+15
Change in 5 years
+113
Growth rank in WA
42th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,900), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,540
Median age
32
Median household income / week
$2,438
Dwelling vacancy
12.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
68 of 559
Median monthly mortgage
$2,403
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$300
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
10.3% / 38.2% / 51.4%
Employment rate
73.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
6.5% / 0.8% / 73.8%
Walked or cycled to work
3.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
412 / 66 / 11 (+ 4 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

21.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 22.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified21.8% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified11.9% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational22.5% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below43.7% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce21%
  • Engineering and related technologies17.2%
  • Health13.3%
  • Society and culture12.7%
  • Education10.7%
  • Architecture and building8.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$68,438

80th percentile in WA · +17% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,789

63rd percentile in WA · +4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

83rd percentile in WA · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$49,130

25th percentile in WA · -22% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

42nd percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6725 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
7,762
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,218
Median net rent
-$14
Taxpayers reporting business income
637
Taxable income vs state median
+13%
Salary / wages vs state median
+8%
Rental investment vs state median
+33%
Super vs state median
-23%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

12.9% speak a language other than English at home; 18.4% born overseas

Language at home
1,163 English only · 173 other
Non-English at home
12.9%
Born overseas
249 (18.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
282 (18.3%)
Australian citizens
1,234
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
11

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Australian Indigenous languages14 · 25.5%
  • Italian7 · 12.7%
  • Cantonese6 · 10.9%
  • French5 · 9.1%
  • Tagalog5 · 9.1%
  • Bengali3 · 5.5%
  • German3 · 5.5%
  • Greek3 · 5.5%

Religion

54.3%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 54.3%, while Christianity accounts for 28.8%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion54.3%42.5%
Christianity28.8%41.1%
Other / not stated16.9%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.8%18.7%
Anglican6.2%10.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Kimberley Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
8,602
Against the person
3,927
Against property
3,052
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
277.9
State crime-rate percentile
97.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-34.2%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order
  • Drug Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Threatening Behaviour (Family)

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
998
Median ICSEA percentile
46th
School list
  • Broome North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 998 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 396 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

8 mapped amenities

2 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.65
Community(1)
  • Broome North Primary SchoolSchool

    100 Tanami Drive

Sport & outdoors(5)
  • Beach
  • Cable BeachBeach
  • Cable Beach TrailCycling route
  • Broome Wildlife Centre 5(1)(h) ReserveNature reserve
  • Park
Other(2)
  • Parking
  • Reuse and Recycling FacilityRecycling

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Broome Wildlife Centre 5(1)(h) ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
35°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Broome Hospital (5.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
52
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.5

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
35° / 26°
Rainfall
440 mm · ~55 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
35° / 22°
Rainfall
155 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
31° / 14°
Rainfall
19 mm · ~2 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
35° / 21°
Rainfall
12 mm · ~2 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Durack
Member of Parliament
Melissa PRICE (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
119,942
Turnout (2025)
78.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-5.5 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 60.1%Labor 39.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 471.0 km away).

Coalition 48.3%Labor 51.7%

11.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -6.2 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • BilingurrLabor 50.0% · Coalition 50.0% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • Cable BeachLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)5.0 km away
  • BroomeLabor 61.0% · Coalition 39.0% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
  • DerbyLabor 57.6% · Coalition 42.4% TPP (2025)163.5 km away
  • Fitzroy CrossingLabor 62.9% · Coalition 37.1% TPP (2025)354.0 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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