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Eighty Mile Beach, 6725

Est. population · Jun 2025

127

Growth (1 yr)

+1.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.8%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,208/wk

Employment rate

63.9%

University qualified

9%

Work from home

19.7%

Languages at home

20.2%non-English

Most common: Italian, French, German

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Beach
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Green suburb
  • Regional centre
What Eighty Mile Beach is known for: Beach, Agricultural, Holiday parks, Green suburb, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Eighty Mile Beach is a major regional centre in Western Australia, in Broome Council. The beach is part of the surrounding geography.

Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 21% above the peer median. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, well above typical levels for major regional centres. Working from home is more common than in comparable places. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on higher rents and thinner dining and café options, with median rents 77% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space and employment 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

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Western Australia (122)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group
  • Dining and café options are thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Eighty Mile Beach
  • Beach
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Eighty Mile Beach compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$975/wk

Population (ERP)

127

+1.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

10.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

61st

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

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

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

127(June 2025)

+1.6% annual · +5.8% over 5 years · 61th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.6%
5-year growth
+5.8%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+7
Growth rank in WA
61th 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 (~150), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
120
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,208
Dwelling vacancy
10.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 37
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
86.4% / 13.6% / 0%
Employment rate
63.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
19.7% / 12.7% / 0%
Walked or cycled to work
36.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3 / 0 / 0 (+ 22 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

9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 18.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified9% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified16.2% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational18.9% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below55.9% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce23.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies17.9%
  • Architecture and building16.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services10.7%
  • Health10.7%
  • Agriculture and environment8.9%
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

Seasonal & agricultural work

63.4% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 27.6× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.3% across Western Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
63.4%

90th percentile in WA · +2657% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
45
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 6725

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Machinery operators and drivers15
  • Labourers14
  • Managers11

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 6725 (Northern and Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Western Australia - Outback (North) (SA4 510), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212725
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211395
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213189
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415161
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841269
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841120
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121418
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841917
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841610
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Western Australia - Outback (North) is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 71 · AFF share +2657% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

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

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

20.2% speak a language other than English at home; 34.3% born overseas

Language at home
95 English only · 24 other
Non-English at home
20.2%
Born overseas
36 (34.3%)
Australian citizens
89
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
3

Top languages other than English

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

  • Italian6 · 42.9%
  • French4 · 28.6%
  • German4 · 28.6%

Religion

52.5%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 52.5%, while Christianity accounts for 36.7%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion52.5%42.5%
Christianity36.7%41.1%
Other / not stated10.8%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic15.8%18.7%
Anglican12.5%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
98.1th (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

Amenities

34 mapped amenities

23 beaches · 3 caravan parks · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 2 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
16.67
Sport & outdoors(30)
  • Beach (23)
  • Eighty Mile Beach Marine ParkNature reserve
  • Jinmarnkur Conservation ParkNature reserve
  • Jinmarnkur Kulja Nature ReserveNature reserve
  • Kujungurru Warrarn Conservation ParkNature reserve
  • Kujungurru Warrarn Nature ReserveNature reserve
  • Nyangumarta Warrarn Indigenous Protected Area sea countryNature reserve
  • Walyarta Conservation ParkNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(4)
  • Stanley Rest AreaCampground
  • Eighty Mile Beach Caravan ParkCaravan park
  • Sandfire Caravan ParkCaravan park

    Port Headland Road

  • Sandfire Roadhouse Caravan ParkCaravan park

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
7
Parks (OSM)
2
Typical summer maximum
38°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 (202.4 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)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
15.7

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
38° / 25°
Rainfall
222 mm · ~28 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
35° / 21°
Rainfall
126 mm · ~16 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
29° / 14°
Rainfall
29 mm · ~4 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
37° / 20°
Rainfall
11 mm · ~1 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Wallal Downs Station Group56 Great Northern Hwy, Eighty Mile Beach305

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

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 459.3 km away).

Coalition 42.4%Labor 57.6%

17.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -4.6 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Cable BeachLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)190.9 km away
  • BroomeLabor 61.0% · Coalition 39.0% TPP (2025)191.7 km away
  • BilingurrLabor 50.0% · Coalition 50.0% TPP (2025)194.8 km away
  • Port HedlandLabor 40.8% · Coalition 59.2% TPP (2025)305.3 km away
  • South Hedland EastLabor 54.6% · Coalition 45.4% TPP (2025)310.7 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)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

More in Broome Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in Western Australia or interstate.