People — demographics & education

People	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Total	12,766	--	2,239,170	--	21,507,717	--
Male	6,500	50.9	1,126,178	50.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	6,266	49.1	1,112,992	49.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	2,873	22.5	69,664	3.1	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 12,766 people in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities) of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 22.5% of the population.

Age	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	1,039	8.1	151,262	6.8	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	1,003	7.9	142,774	6.4	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	880	6.9	146,035	6.5	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	696	5.5	148,208	6.6	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	866	6.8	159,010	7.1	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	1,179	9.2	167,944	7.5	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	1,088	8.5	156,152	7.0	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	1,114	8.7	161,526	7.2	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	1,110	8.7	166,731	7.4	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	960	7.5	159,859	7.1	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	922	7.2	150,369	6.7	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	784	6.1	133,894	6.0	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	487	3.8	120,531	5.4	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	287	2.2	86,324	3.9	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	159	1.2	66,219	3.0	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	94	0.7	49,832	2.2	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	60	0.5	38,284	1.7	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	38	0.3	34,217	1.5	402,681	1.9
Median age	33	--	36	--	37	--

The median age of people in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.0% of the population.

Registered marital status	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	3,585	36.4	876,746	48.7	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	350	3.6	53,815	3.0	529,280	3.0
Divorced	821	8.3	150,800	8.4	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	233	2.4	83,174	4.6	949,634	5.5
Never married	4,858	49.3	634,569	35.3	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities) aged 15 years and over, 36.4% were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	45	--	49	--	50	--
Separated	49	--	48	--	49	--
Divorced	53	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	67	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	29	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities) was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	2,756	35.4	768,781	49.2	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	1,630	20.9	171,273	11.0	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	3,400	43.7	623,367	39.9	6,413,399	41.3

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 35.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	45	--	49	--	50	--
De facto marriage	36	--	34	--	35	--
Not married	35	--	31	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities) was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	191	4.3	32,429	4.8	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	912	20.7	129,300	19.0	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	271	6.1	33,580	4.9	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	17	0.4	25,745	3.8	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	355	8.0	64,075	9.4	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	154	3.5	29,741	4.4	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	13	0.3	29,867	4.4	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	307	7.0	48,758	7.2	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	304	6.9	91,938	13.5	932,524	14.3
Other	51	1.2	13,527	2.0	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	1,841	41.7	180,865	26.6	1,511,694	23.2
Total	4,416	--	679,825	--	6,503,580	--

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities) 34.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 11.8% in secondary school and 13.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Australia	9,468	74.2	1,407,806	62.9	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	2,242	20.4	854,106	41.4	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	912	8.3	175,316	8.5	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	634	5.8	130,099	6.3	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	7,226	65.6	903,103	43.8	10,757,087	53.7

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), 65.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	4,506	68.1	699,414	60.7	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	1,367	20.7	324,257	28.1	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	474	7.2	74,210	6.4	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	268	4.1	54,319	4.7	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	6,615	--	1,152,200	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 6,615 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities). Of these 68.1% were employed full time, 20.7% were employed part-time and 4.1% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	440	6.9	118,795	10.8	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	376	5.9	100,864	9.2	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	553	8.7	104,595	9.5	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	1,150	18.1	173,235	15.8	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	3,359	52.9	526,185	47.9	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), 6.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.9% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	39	--	40	--	40	--
Employed part-time	40	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

Occupation	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	862	--	662	--	577	--
Family	2,012	--	1,722	--	1,481	--
Household	1,716	--	1,415	--	1,234	--
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The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities) was $862.

Travel to work, top responses	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	6,504	66.0	1,255,935	69.8	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	2,649	26.9	507,968	28.2	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	673	6.8	168,014	9.3	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	1,833	18.6	304,623	16.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 6.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	2,291	23.3	399,954	22.2	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	2,542	25.8	459,759	25.6	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	973	9.9	209,912	11.7	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	697	7.1	186,312	10.4	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	1,095	37.4	226,879	38.8	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	1,238	42.3	262,885	44.9	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	556	19.0	85,067	14.5	901,637	15.9
Other family	41	1.4	10,479	1.8	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), 42.3% were couple families with children, 37.4% were couple families without children and 19.0% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	17.3	--	18.0	--	17.6
Female	--	82.7	--	82.0	--	82.4

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities) 17.3% of single parents were male and 82.7% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,391	--	2,257	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,458	--	2,497	--	2,310	--
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In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,458 and those without children was $2,391.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	739	31.7	102,046	20.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	60	2.6	18,398	3.8	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	511	21.9	107,972	22.0	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	284	12.2	81,901	16.7	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	52	2.2	24,046	4.9	251,191	5.4
Both not working	181	7.8	76,909	15.7	899,598	19.2
Other	188	8.1	32,710	6.7	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	317	13.6	45,776	9.3	314,529	6.7

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), of couple families, 31.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 21.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	4,077	91.3	794,159	87.9	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	387	8.7	109,328	12.1	934,470	10.7

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), 91.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.7% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	2,808	68.9	638,768	80.4	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	464	11.4	84,333	10.6	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	334	8.2	62,990	7.9	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	432	10.6	7,380	0.9	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), 68.9% were separate houses, 11.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.2% were flats, units or apartments and 10.6% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	147	3.6	2,868	0.4	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	423	10.4	28,193	3.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	653	16.0	103,373	13.0	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	1,641	40.3	312,043	39.3	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	1,076	26.4	333,932	42.0	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	137	3.4	13,751	1.7	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.9	--	3.3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.7	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), of occupied private dwellings 10.4% had 1 bedroom, 16.0% had 2 bedrooms and 40.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	645	15.8	234,627	29.5	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	949	23.3	300,334	37.8	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	2,307	56.6	231,824	29.2	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	31	0.8	8,880	1.1	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	145	3.6	18,493	2.3	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), 15.8% were owned outright, 23.3% were owned with a mortgage and 56.6% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Family households	2,846	69.8	573,706	72.2	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	950	23.3	188,764	23.8	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	281	6.9	31,690	4.0	321,007	4.1

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), of all households, 69.8% were family households, 23.3% were single person households and 6.9% were group households.

Household income	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	16.3	--	21.1	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	16.7	--	14.1	--	11.2
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In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), 16.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 16.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median rent	220	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	86.1	--	91.1	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	13.9	--	8.9	--	10.4
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Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,600	--	1,950	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	92.1	--	89.8	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	7.9	--	10.2	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
None	341	8.4	48,447	6.1	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	1,330	32.6	258,942	32.6	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	1,445	35.5	305,676	38.5	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	752	18.4	158,860	20.0	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	208	5.1	22,234	2.8	234,292	3.0

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), 32.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	2,875	--	69,664	--	548,368	--
Male	1,407	48.9	34,418	49.4	270,331	49.3
Female	1,468	51.1	35,246	50.6	278,037	50.7
Median age	24	--	22	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), there were 2,875 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,407 (or 48.9%) were male and 1,468 (or 51.1%) were female. The median age was 24 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.3	--	3.5	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.3	--	1.3	--	1.2	--
Median household income	1,131	--	1,043	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,131.

Mortgage and rent	Broome	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	161	--	158	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	2,461	--	1,733	--	1,647	--

In Broome (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $161 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,461.