Western Australia · Postcode 6398

Broke postcode and suburb data

Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 336 km from Perth

Remote
17
Population (2021)
$900
Household income/wk
$125
Median rent/wk
53
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Broke at a glance vs WA

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

6398 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
17 People Resident population, Census 2021
Manjimup Council area 36 suburbs, 4 postcodes
53 Median age Years, Census 2021
$900/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against WA

Household income
$900/wk
52% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$125/wk
65% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
1.0 deciles below WA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
53 years
10.0 years older than WA average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below WA average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Broke ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of WA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Broke vs the WA average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricBrokeWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $900 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $125 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,950 ≈WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 53 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -WA 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the WA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Broke is a remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6398. It lies roughly 336 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Manjimup.

According to the 2021 Census, Broke has a population of 17 with a median age of 53. The median weekly household income is $900, below the WA average.

Housing in Broke includes a median weekly rent of $125, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,950, with 7 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Rental properties account for 55.6% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Broke scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Broke is part of the Manjimup statistical area in Western Australia.

Broke details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode6398
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)17
Median Age53 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$575/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$125
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,950
Average Household Size1.8 persons
Area498.1 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings7
Australian Citizens64.7%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-34.9349211
Longitude116.4193977
Distance from Perth336 km
Region (SA4)Bunbury
Area (SA3)Manjimup
Local GovernmentManjimup
Federal ElectorateO'Connor
State ElectorateWarren-Blackwood (South West)
Time ZoneAWST (UTC+8), Australia/Perth (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (41.2%) 65+ (17.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years7 (41.2%)
65+ years3 (17.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (44.4%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (55.6%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Broke is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle3 (50.0%)
2 vehicles3 (50.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

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Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.