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Western Australia · SA2 510011262

What's going on in Broome

Population 14,660 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#7 of 241 in Western Australia

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (23.4%)

Rank 2

#16 of 241 in Western Australia

for Average persons per bedroom (0.90)

Rank 3

#18 of 241 in Western Australia

for % of households renting (50.7%)

The three dimensions where Broome picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$2,222 / week
#50 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
34 years
#205 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
50.7%
#18 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
4.0%
#176 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.90
#16 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Broome's sharpest rank is for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #45 · one rank above Manoora Queensland ↓ #47 · one rank below Wellington New South Wales

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.