Living in Broome

In Broome, the median rent tenants pay is €908 a month (2021) and unemployment is 4.6% (2026).

For Broome, median personal income was A$1,164 per week in August 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 15.4% of the population in 2021. Broome, a city in Australia, had a population of 14,660 in August 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-078 sources

Population14,660people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)3,129EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent908EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate4.6%country median 4.5% — 2% aboveIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Broome?

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Housing and cost

Median rent was A$330 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$2,167 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁵Official · national market
Dwellings	5,250 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	4,532 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	330 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	908 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	908 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Broome a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%

Student43%strong on education, weak on safety · range 35–51%

Family62%strong on family, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

15.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,259 of 14,660 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.6% in March 2026. Median household income was A$2,222 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Broome is 4.6%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Broome 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	4,817 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	63.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	2,222 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	1,164 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,129 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁷Official
Unemployment rate	4.6 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁸Independent

What does a salary buy in Broome?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,579of €2,603 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,603
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €908
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,579

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Broome. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	10.85 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Broome. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

33°27°

33°26°

34°26°

34°23°

32°18°

30°16°

30°14°

31°15°

32°19°

33°24°

34°26°

34°27°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

229

217

105

102

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 33.2 · Feb 32.8 · Mar 34 · Apr 34.4 · May 32 · Jun 29.5 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 30.6 · Sep 31.7 · Oct 33.1 · Nov 33.8 · Dec 33.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BROOME AIRPORT⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 26.8 · Feb 26.5 · Mar 26 · Apr 23.3 · May 18.4 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 19 · Oct 23.5 · Nov 26.1 · Dec 27 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BROOME AIRPORT⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 30 · Feb 29.6 · Mar 30 · Apr 28.9 · May 25.2 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 22.7 · Sep 25.4 · Oct 28.3 · Nov 30 · Dec 30.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BROOME AIRPORT⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 228.9 · Feb 216.6 · Mar 105 · Apr 27.7 · May 24 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 9.4 · Aug 2.9 · Sep 1.1 · Oct 1 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 101.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BROOME AIRPORT⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Houston (United States) ±9.2 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±9.2 °C, Downey (United States) ±9.5 °C, Urban Honolulu (United States) ±4.7 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±9.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 50 km² in 2021. Population density was 329.8 people per km² in 2025.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.6%
Foreign residents15.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	50.04 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.²Official
Foreign-resident share	15.41 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	2,259 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	329.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.³Official
Female residents	7,553 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	7,108 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	14,660 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

10,538

12,675

14,811

16,948

16,506200120052011201520212025

Population rose 50.3% between 2001 and 2025, from 10,980 to 16,506.

International community in Broome

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	14,660	100.0%
Australia	10,351	70.6%
Country of birth not stated	2,050	14.0%
England	431	2.9%
New Zealand	280	1.9%
Born elsewhere(d)	279	1.9%
Philippines	219	1.5%
South Africa	96	0.7%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	85	0.6%
Germany	79	0.5%
India	69	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Thailand	69	0.5%
France	57	0.4%
Scotland	52	0.4%
United States of America	49	0.3%
Ireland	46	0.3%
Italy	45	0.3%
Netherlands	35	0.2%
Zimbabwe	34	0.2%
Canada	27	0.2%
Indonesia	25	0.2%
Malaysia	25	0.2%
Vietnam	25	0.2%
Japan	24	0.2%
Sri Lanka	24	0.2%
Singapore	23	0.2%
Taiwan	23	0.2%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	18	0.1%
Chile	16	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	12	0.1%
Mauritius	10	0.1%
Wales	10	0.1%
Brazil	7	0.0%
Fiji	7	0.0%
Nepal	7	0.0%
Pakistan	7	0.0%
Croatia	6	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	6	0.0%
Turkey	6	0.0%
Bangladesh	5	0.0%
Myanmar	4	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Iran	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	14,660	100.0%
Australia	10,351	70.6%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	2,257	15.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	14,660	100.0%
Australian citizen	11,544	78.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	15.4 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	4,532 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	66.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	34 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	2,167 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Broome

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Broome alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 14,660 Broome+768%
Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 15.4% Broome+143%
Unemployment: 3.3% Darwin vs 4.6% Broome−28%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €3,129 Broome−4%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Ulverstone15,086 residents Emerald14,089 residents Port Hedland15,298 residents Sale15,301 residents Port Pirie13,896 residents Warwick15,525 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Broome?

The median gross salary is 3,129 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Broome?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 %. Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

How many people live in Broome?

The published population is 14,660 people. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How many foreign residents live in Broome?

2,259 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Broome a good place to live?

Broome may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Broome?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,351 people (70.6%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BROOME AIRPORT WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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