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WA · Broome Council
Broome, 6725
Est. population · Jun 2025
4,338
Growth (1 yr)
+0.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+6.9%
Median age
36
Median income
$1,802/wk
Employment rate
53.5%
Languages at home
15%non-English
Most common: Australian Indigenous languages, Tagalog, Filipino
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- Cycling
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Away from the major hubs, Broome is a mid-sized suburb in Broome Council with its own quieter rhythm. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away.
Open space is thinner than in many regional towns, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The built character feels historic and distinctive, with heritage detail visible throughout.
Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads around average on desirability, chiefly because community and employment trail behind.
At a glance
Broome snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$975/wk
Population (ERP)
4,338
+0.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
19.9%
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 Country & regional · Emerging
Safety
12th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
43rd
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
5th
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
- 42.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 46% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 3344th in Australia
- State rank
- 319th in WA
- Peer rank
- #15 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #53 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
4,338(June 2025)
+0.9% annual · +6.9% over 5 years · 43th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.9%
- 5-year growth
- +6.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +38
- Change in 5 years
- +279
- Growth rank in WA
- 43th 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 (~4,700), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3,797
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $1,802
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 292 of 1,465
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Employment rate
- 53.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 769 / 270 / 60 (+ 45 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 8,602
- Against the person
- 3,927
- Against property
- 3,052
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,982.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 12.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -21%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)2151
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order822
- Drug Offences801
- Property Damage921
- Threatening Behaviour (Family)693
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 856
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 5th
School list
- Broome Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 856 · 5th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 335 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Broome Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 924 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 825 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- St Mary's CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 844 · 5th percentile · LBOTE 53% · 741 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- St Martin de Porres SchoolSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 871 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 13 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Cable Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 836 · 4th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 299 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
16 public transport stops in this suburb
- Carnarvon St Matsos/Moonlight Bay Stop 8
- Forrest St Forrest St Stop 1
- Hopton St Town Beach Club Village Stop 5
- Louis St Continental Hotel Stop 7
- Robinson St Town Beach/Museum Stop 6
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
92 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
8 restaurants · 3 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 bars · 1 supermarkets · 2 fast food · 1 libraries · 2 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Decent local green space — 2 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 16 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 15 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 79/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.79
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 3.95
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.53
Food & drink(15)
- Skylla Lounge BarBar
- 18 degreesCafe
1 Hamersley Street
- Dragonfly CafeCafe
- HavenCafe
Unit Shop 17 Paspaley Plaza Carnarvon Street, Broome
- Fresco Hut Juice BarFast food
- SubwayFast food
- Matso's Broome BreweryPub
60 Hamersley Street
- Bushy's PizzaRestaurant
- Chi Mayi KitchenRestaurant
- DMK - The KitchenRestaurant
- Ginreab ThaiRestaurant
- Land of PharaohsRestaurant
20 Carnarvon Street
- Mr SaigonRestaurant
Unit 5 19 Dampier Terrace, Broome
- Phat ToulasRestaurant
- The FoodLABRestaurant
Shopping(2)
- Courthouse MarketsMarketplace
- ColesSupermarket
Carnarvon Street
Community(1)
- Broome Public LibraryLibrary
Health & services(2)
- Broome Urgent Care ClinicClinic
Unit 3 19 Hamersley Street, Broome
- Broome Dental PracticeDentist
40 Carnarvon Street
Sport & outdoors(15)
- Playground (2)
- PCYCSports centre
- Male OvalSports field
- Peter Haynes OvalSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (9)
Transport(8)
8 bus stops
Other(31)
- BottlemartAlcohol
34 Dampier Terrace
- Black Stump GalleryArt
42 Carnarvon Street
- Broome GalleryArt
Unit 1 23 Carnarvon Street
- Short St GalleryArt
9 Short Street
- BankwestBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Broome CyclesBicycle
2 Hamersley Street
- Bicycle Parking (13)
- Kimberley BookshopBooks
3 Napier Terrace
- Red Cross Op ShopCharity
- Best & LessClothes
- Crystal's Surf ShopClothes
- On the LaneClothes
- Rip CurlClothes
Unit 18 15–17 Carnarvon Street
- Harvey NormanElectronics
2 Haynes Street
- ChargefoxEV charging
- Nagula JarnduFabric
Unit 1 12 Gregory Street
- Colours StudioHairdresser
- North Legion BarbershopHairdresser
- Opal Hair StudioHairdresser
- Broome ThymeHealth Food
- Dahlia DesignsJewelry
- Pearls & BohemeJewelry
- Parking (2)
- Australia PostPost office
- Public toilets
- Sanitary Dump Station
- Shelter (2)
- Bob's Shoe StoreShoes
- Slipway
- Water Point (5)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 3
- Nearest hospital
- Broome Hospital (0.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Broome HospitalRobinson StreetHospital
- Broome Urgent Care ClinicHamersley StreetClinic
- Kimberley Pharmacy ServicesPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 128
- 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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
46 heritage places
- Ah Ming's Store & Residence (fmr)14 Carnarvon St, Broome15878
- Blooms Cafe Restaurant12 Carnarvon St, Broome16877
- Bourne & Inglis Store (fmr)30 Hamersley St, Broome4858
- Broome Pearls, Pearl Shop and Warehouse29 Dampier Tce, Broome4853
- Broome Primary School Music Room38 Weld St, Broome15730
- Broome War Memorial, Bedford Memorial Pkbounded by Weld, Anne & Hamersley Sts, Broome3593
- Bull Pen Shelter Shed and Archaeological Deposits13 Hamersley St, Broome19855
- Commemoratives15 & 27 Dampier Tce, Broome16848
- Commemoratives15 & 27 Dampier Tce, Broome16848
- Community Health Services12 Anne St, Broome5368
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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 468.6 km away).
Coalition 38.7%Labor 61.3%
21.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -5.0 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- BroomeLabor 61.0% · Coalition 39.0% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
- Cable BeachLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- BilingurrLabor 50.0% · Coalition 50.0% TPP (2025)3.6 km away
- DerbyLabor 57.6% · Coalition 42.4% TPP (2025)165.0 km away
- Fitzroy CrossingLabor 62.9% · Coalition 37.1% TPP (2025)353.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
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