Beagle Bay Community Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 16°58′44″S 122°39′58″E / 16.979°S 122.666°E |
Population | 307 (UCL 2021)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 6725 |
Time zone | AWST (UTC+8) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Broome |
State electorate(s) | Kimberley |
Federal division(s) | Durack |
Beagle Bay is a medium-sized Aboriginal community on the western side of the Dampier Peninsula, north of Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Beagle Bay was named in 1838 by John Clements Wickham, captain of HMS Beagle.