Shire of Broome
Shire of Broome | |||||||||||||
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The Shire Administration Centre, 2019 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Shire of Broome | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Kimberley | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1918 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Broome | ||||||||||||
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| • President | Chris Mitchell | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 55,795.6 km2 (21,542.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 16,959 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| 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.