| Shire of Broome Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) The Shire Administration Centre, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 16,959 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 55,795.6 km2 (21,542.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| President | Chris Mitchell[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Broome | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Kimberley | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kimberley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Broome | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Broome is one of the four local government areas in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of 55,796 square kilometres (21,543 sq mi), most of which is sparsely populated. The Shire's estimated population as at the 2016 census was 16,222 most of whom reside in the town of Broome. Many Aboriginal communities are within the Shire, notably Beagle Bay and Bardi (One Arm Point).
The Shire of Broome includes the Rowley Shoals 260 km (162 mi) to the west.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Broome (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Broome". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
