Broome

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Broome

Total population

14,660

Coordinates-17.96°, 122.22°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Broome, also known as Rubibi by the Yawuru people, is a coastal pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 2,046 km (1,271 mi) north of Perth. The town recorded a population of 14,660 in the 2021 census. It is the largest town in the Kimberley region.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Western Australia

• Morrell Park
  4.3 mi away
• Goolarabooloo Millibinyarri
  8.2 mi away
• Port Smith
  47.4 mi away
• Budgarjook Community
  67.8 mi away
• Bobieding
  73.1 mi away
• Pandanus Park
  95.6 mi away · pop. 125
• Djarindjin Junction
  109.4 mi away
• Jarlmadangah Burru
  117.5 mi away
• Gunbarnun
  118.7 mi away
• Jimbalakudunj
  159.2 mi away
• Windjingare
  166.9 mi away
• Koorabye
  171.6 mi away

Browse all places in Western Australia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Broome

Broome Western Australia

Vern Fettke · 2017

Morphodynamics of a marcotidal beach, Broome, Western Australia

1982

Proceedings of the WA Conference on Tropical Aquaculture in the Kimberley, 27th-29th May 1999, Broome, Western Australia

W.A.) WA Conference on Tropical Aquaculture in the Kimberley (1999 Broome · 1999

Maintaining the links

FEL Conference (7th 2003 Broome, W.A.) · 2003

When history meets the new native title era at the negotiating table

Sue Jackson · 1996

Western Australia

Broome, Frederick Napier Sir. · 1885

Broome, 2004

Western Australia. Dept. for Planning and Infrastructure. · 2004

Broome and beyond

Kevin F. KENNEALLY

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Violet Globe Snail

Janthina globosa

Seen 2026-09-25

Grey Sandstar

Astropecten granulatus

Seen 2026-09-25

Brown Goshawk

Tachyspiza fasciata

Seen 2026-09-25

Bostrycapulus pritzkeri

Bostrycapulus pritzkeri

Seen 2026-09-23

Gum Tree Shield Bug

Theseus modestus

Seen 2026-09-22

Variable Ladybird Beetle

Coelophora inaequalis

Seen 2026-09-22

Bartailed Flathead

Platycephalus australis

Seen 2026-09-22

Bluespotted Tuskfish

Choerodon cauteroma

Seen 2026-09-21

Blue Button

Porpita porpita

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).