Beagle Bay Community, Western Australia

Beagle Bay Community
Beagle Bay church
Beagle Bay Community
Coordinates: 16°58′44″S 122°39′58″E / 16.979°S 122.666°E / -16.979; 122.666
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
LGA
Location
  • 115 km (71 mi) from Derby
  • 100 km (62 mi) from Broome
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total307 (UCL 2021)
Time zoneUTC+8 (AWST)
Postcode
6725

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.