Broome

Also known as Broome, Western Australia, Broome, Australia, Broome, Western Australia, Australia, Rubibi

town in Kimberley region of Western Australia

Key facts

Country: Australia
State: Western Australia
Lga: Shire of Broome
Location: 2,046 km (1,271 mi) NNE of Perth 1,744 km (1,084 mi) WSW of Darwin
State electorate: Kimberley
Federal division: Durack
Elevation: 19 m (62 ft)
Total: 14,660 ( 2021 census )
Time zone: UTC+08:00 ( AWST )
Mean max temp: 32.3 °C (90.1 °F)
Mean min temp: 21.3 °C (70.3 °F)
Annual rainfall: 628.0 mm (24.72 in)

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Encyclopedic 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.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Broome” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.