| Derby Western Australia | |||||||||
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 Local legend claims this boab tree near Derby was used as a prison, hence the name the "Boab Prison Tree"[1][2] | |||||||||
 Low tide at the Derby wharf on King Sound | |||||||||
  Derby | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 17°18′40″S 123°38′06″E / 17.311109°S 123.634863°E | ||||||||
| Population | 3,009 (UCL 2021)[3] | ||||||||
| Established | 1883[4] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6728 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) | ||||||||
| Area | 162.4 km2 (62.7 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Derby-West Kimberley | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kimberley | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Derby (/ˈdɜːrbi/ DUR-bee[5][6]) is a town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. At the 2016 census, Derby had a population of 3,325 with 47.2% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.[7] Along with Broome and Kununurra, it is one of only three towns in the Kimberley to have a population over 2,000. Located on King Sound, Derby has the highest tides in Australia, with the differential between low and high tide reaching 11.8 metres (39 ft).[8]
- ^ "Derby Baobab prison tree a myth, say researchers". ABC News. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Vincent Serventy, Nature Walkabout (A. H. and A. W. Reed, 1967)
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Derby (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Notes from Roebuck Bay". The Daily News. Perth, WA. 12 July 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
- ^ Groundwater, Ben (29 March 2023). "Eight Australian places we keep pronouncing incorrectly". Traveller. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Derby ( Urban Centre)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Derby tides at derbytourism.com.au Archived 18 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 January 2007
