Dampier Peninsula vs Waterbank

Dampier Peninsula is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 52 in Waterbank. In Dampier Peninsula, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Waterbank, the large majority of households own their home, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Dampier Peninsula tends to suit renters and families with children, while Waterbank suits people living alone and share households.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Dampier Peninsula

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 20%)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Waterbank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (54% vs 64%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dampier Peninsula

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (94% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Dampier Peninsula

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1574 min vs 1953 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2359.2 km vs 2418 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waterbank

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 13%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 6%)
  • But Dampier Peninsula has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dampier Peninsula and Waterbank drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Walkability 0 / 0
Dampier Peninsula — Walkability: 0/100 Waterbank — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 9 / 10
Dampier Peninsula — Safety: 9/100 Waterbank — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 32 / 28
Dampier Peninsula — Low fire risk: 32/100 Waterbank — Low fire risk: 28/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dampier Peninsula — Low flood risk: 100/100 Waterbank — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dampier Peninsula has more residents (1,051 vs 110); Waterbank skews older (52 vs 30).

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Population 1,051
+90% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% -0.9%
Median age 30 52
Median household income $56,056/yr $71,448/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk $200/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
0-4 8.3% / 3.6%
Dampier Peninsula — 0-4: 8.3% Waterbank — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 20.5% / —
Dampier Peninsula — 5-14: 20.5% Waterbank — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 6.9% / 5.5%
Dampier Peninsula — 15-19: 6.9% Waterbank — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 6.6% / 2.7%
Dampier Peninsula — 20-24: 6.6% Waterbank — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 17.5% / 10.9%
Dampier Peninsula — 25-34: 17.5% Waterbank — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 14.0% / 7.3%
Dampier Peninsula — 35-44: 14.0% Waterbank — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 10.6% / 20.9%
Dampier Peninsula — 45-54: 10.6% Waterbank — 45-54: 20.9%
55-64 9.0% / 29.1%
Dampier Peninsula — 55-64: 9.0% Waterbank — 55-64: 29.1%
65-74 3.6% / 11.8%
Dampier Peninsula — 65-74: 3.6% Waterbank — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 1.9% / 5.5%
Dampier Peninsula — 75-84: 1.9% Waterbank — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 0.7% / —
Dampier Peninsula — 85+: 0.7% Waterbank — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dampier Peninsula 28.6% lone person
Dampier Peninsula — Lone Person: 28.6% Dampier Peninsula — Couple Families: 35.1% Dampier Peninsula — One Parent Families: 32.2% Dampier Peninsula — Group Household: 2.9% Dampier Peninsula — Other Families: 1.1%
Waterbank 60.0% lone person
Waterbank — Lone Person: 60.0% Waterbank — Couple Families: 20.0% Waterbank — One Parent Families: 0.0% Waterbank — Group Household: 20.0% Waterbank — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dampier Peninsula 94.4% renting
Dampier Peninsula — Owned Outright: 5.6% Dampier Peninsula — Mortgage: 0.0% Dampier Peninsula — Renting: 94.4%
Waterbank 20.7% renting
Waterbank — Owned Outright: 51.7% Waterbank — Mortgage: 27.6% Waterbank — Renting: 20.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
New Zealand 0.9% / 2.7%
Dampier Peninsula — New Zealand: 0.9% Waterbank — New Zealand: 2.7%
England 0.5% / 2.7%
Dampier Peninsula — England: 0.5% Waterbank — England: 2.7%
Philippines 0.4% / —
Dampier Peninsula — Philippines: 0.4% Waterbank — Philippines: not among its largest
France 0.4% / —
Dampier Peninsula — France: 0.4% Waterbank — France: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.3% / —
Dampier Peninsula — Netherlands: 0.3% Waterbank — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 18.2%
Dampier Peninsula — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Waterbank — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 10.9%
Dampier Peninsula — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Waterbank — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 7.3%
Dampier Peninsula — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Waterbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Dampier Peninsula — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Waterbank — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Dampier Peninsula — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Waterbank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dampier Peninsula 87.3% houses
Dampier Peninsula — Houses: 87.3% Dampier Peninsula — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% Dampier Peninsula — Townhouses: 2.9%
Waterbank 53.7% houses
Waterbank — Houses: 53.7% Waterbank — Flats / Apartments: 46.3% Waterbank — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Development activity

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
New dwellings approved 113
across Broome
same for both
Approvals change year on year -24%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of WA Higher than 30% of WA
Schools Higher than 4% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 5% of WA Higher than 38% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 22% of WA

Liveability

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Grade D —
Score 10/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 High
72/100
Crime High
91/100
 High
90/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
100/100
 High
97/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Dampier Peninsula

  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Christ the King Catholic School Catholic · Combined below peers
  • One Arm Point Remote Community School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Waterbank

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 2
GPs 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Beaches 0 2

Mobility

Waterbank sits further from the CBD (2418 km vs 2359.2 km).

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 2359.2 km 2418 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1574 min 1953 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6725
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 6725
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Car (driver) 42.1% / 83.9%
Dampier Peninsula — Car (driver): 42.1% Waterbank — Car (driver): 83.9%
Walked Only 48.7% / —
Dampier Peninsula — Walked Only: 48.7% Waterbank — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home 1.3% / 16.1%
Dampier Peninsula — Worked from Home: 1.3% Waterbank — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / —
Dampier Peninsula — Car (passenger): 6.6% Waterbank — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.3% / —
Dampier Peninsula — Bus: 1.3% Waterbank — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 195 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.6 km 49.4 km

NBN connectivity

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
116 premises
 0%
33 premises

Council rates

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Average residential rate $4,421/yr
same for both
Council Broome
same for both

Federal electorate

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dampier Peninsula Waterbank
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dampier Peninsula

Family Rural

Waterbank

Rural

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