WA · East Pilbara Council
Marble Bar, WA, 6760
Current weather
22.9°CClear sky
32% humidity · 7 km/h wind · 24.4° / 13.5° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#255 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Marble Bar is a small locality in the East Pilbara area, home to around 927 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 927
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,035
- Dwelling vacancy
- 37%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 71 of 192
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 45.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 37 / 3 / 3
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 630
- Marble Bar Primary SchoolCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mungaroona Range Nature ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Clinicclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
5 state heritage places
- Halley's Comet Gold Mine, Marble BarHillside Marble Bar Rd, Marble Bar14198
- Halley's Comet Gold Mine, Marble BarHillside Marble Bar Rd, Marble Bar14198
- Ironclad Hotel, Marble BarFrancis St, Marble Bar3954
- Government Buildings26 Station St, Marble Bar814
- Poinciana House50 Augusta St, Marble Bar817
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 3.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #255 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Halley's Comet Gold Mine, Marble BarheritageHillside Marble Bar Rd, Marble Bar14198
- Halley's Comet Gold Mine, Marble BarheritageHillside Marble Bar Rd, Marble Bar14198
- Ironclad Hotel, Marble BarheritageFrancis St, Marble Bar3954
- Government Buildingsheritage26 Station St, Marble Bar814
- Poinciana Househeritage50 Augusta St, Marble Bar817
- Clinichealthclinic
- Mungaroona Range Nature Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Marble Bar Primary SchoolschoolsCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site