Western Australia · Postcode 6725

Eighty Mile Beach postcode and suburb data

Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 1444 km from Perth

Very Remote
120
Population (2021)
$1,208
Household income/wk
38
Median age
4/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Eighty Mile Beach 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

6725 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
120 People Resident population, Census 2021
Broome Council area 11 suburbs, 2 postcodes
38 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,208/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 4/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against WA

Household income
$1,208/wk
36% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
4/10
2.0 deciles below WA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
38 years
5.0 years younger 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 Eighty Mile Beach ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in WA.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Eighty Mile Beach vs the WA average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricEighty Mile BeachWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,208 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Mortgage/month $2,167 +WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 38 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 4/10 -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.

Eighty Mile Beach is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6725. It lies roughly 1444 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Broome.

According to the 2021 Census, Eighty Mile Beach has a population of 120 with a median age of 38. The median weekly household income is $1,208, below the WA average.

Housing in Eighty Mile Beach includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, 27 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Eighty Mile Beach scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Eighty Mile Beach is part of the Kimberley statistical area in Western Australia.

Eighty Mile Beach details

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

Postcode6725
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)120
Median Age38 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,208/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$938/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size2 persons
Area8930.8 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings27
Australian Citizens74.2%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile4/10 (below average)
Latitude-19.7242706
Longitude120.7410108
Distance from Perth1444 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (North)
Area (SA3)Kimberley
Local GovernmentBroome
Federal ElectorateDurack
State ElectoratePilbara (Mining and Pastoral)
Time ZoneAWST (UTC+8), Australia/Perth (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (10.8%) 15–24 (16.7%) 25–44 (30.8%) 45–64 (24.2%) 65+ (26.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years13 (10.8%)
15–24 years20 (16.7%)
25–44 years37 (30.8%)
45–64 years29 (24.2%)
65+ years32 (26.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (86.4%) Mortgaged (13.6%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Eighty Mile Beach is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 4 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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Heart Disease6 (5.0%)
Arthritis5 (4.2%)
Asthma3 (2.5%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle21 (70.0%)
2 vehicles5 (16.7%)
3+ vehicles4 (13.3%)

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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.