Broome

Market characteristics

The Broome has a lower proportion of households in the medium to high income category compared to Western Australia.

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This table provides an overview of the Broome's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about the Broome's resident population, including neighbourhood profiles, can be found in the Community Profile.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Market characteristics
Broome20212016Change
NameNumber%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2021 - 2016
Population summary--------------
Total residents16,966100.3100.216,222100.0100.0+744
Males8,25148.849.88,11750.050.0+134
Females8,70451.450.48,09849.950.0+606
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years3,99323.619.13,88624.019.3+107
15 - 24 years1,87811.111.81,74810.812.5+130
25 - 54 years7,95347.041.47,69047.442.8+263
55 - 64 Years1,82910.811.81,84511.411.4-16
65 years and over1,3217.816.11,0646.614.0+257
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school1,6379.78.41,5929.88.5+45
Secondary school1,0686.36.69345.86.3+134
TAFE3342.02.32971.81.9+37
University3552.14.23141.94.3+41
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born2,43614.432.32,41514.932.2+21
Speaks language other than English at home2,07312.318.41,86111.517.5+212
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all1280.82.31851.12.5-57
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree2,63020.323.82,10017.020.5+530
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,0878.49.31,0158.28.9+72
Certificate level2,68320.721.12,79922.720.4-116
No qualification4,24932.836.54,28534.738.9-36
Household income--------------
Nill to $6491,0266.57.41,0957.48.1-69
$650 to $1,4991,86311.811.92,01413.613.0-151
$1,500 to $2,4491,63310.310.91,57910.611.2+54
$2,500 or more 2,41415.215.01,66111.211.8+753
Housing tenure--------------
Owned2,46629.028.32,19927.427.3+267
Purchasing1,43316.937.61,31716.436.9+116
Renting3,29838.826.42,97137.025.6+327
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house5,32357.077.15,03857.476.5+285
Medium house1,23313.215.91,11012.617.3+123
High density0--4.890.14.0-9

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,

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