Bilingurr WA 6725

Bilingurr sits 2,222 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 24 hours 25 minutes by car. Census data records 1,540 residents with a median age of 32 and a median household income of $126,776 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 13.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,403. The area shows high crime risk and high coastal erosion risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Bilingurr a good suburb?

Bilingurr scores a C (43/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit and safety.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 23/100 · 2221.7 km · 1463 min drive to Perth

Prices

Median available

Median $844K

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 45/100 · Crime 84/100 · Flood 0/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 32 · 1,540 residents

C

Liveability Rating

43 / 100 · Ranked #323 in WA

Each bar is Bilingurr's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
33
Bushfire Moderate · Crime High · Flood None
Socio-economic
76
Very advantaged
Walkability
33
Car-dependent
CBD access
2
2221.7 km · 1463 min drive to Perth
How it's calculated: Safety rank 33 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 76 × 25% + Walkability rank 33 × 15% + CBD access rank 2 × 10% = 43 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.
Additional risks: Coastal erosion High

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43 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Bilingurr's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $844,000, roughly 10% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$843,750

last 7 quarters
↑ +10.5% year-on-year

Based on 42 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 31 days — median across 13 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 15 sales $825K
  • 4 bed 22 sales $885K

Units

$527,500

Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 5 sales $500K

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Bilingurr are currently listed at around $929,000 on average. Based on 7 houses listed in the past six months.

$929K

↑ +8.0% vs previous 6 months from $860K
Since 2022: $700K → $907K (+30%)

7 houses listed in the last 6 months.

8 of the suburb's 498 dwellings (1.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Bilingurr rent for around $1,500 a week on average, based on 5 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$1,500/wk

→ 0.0% vs previous 6 months from $1,500/wk

5 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

7 rentals advertised against an estimated 256 rented homes (2.7%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
All rentals
$1,490/wk
13 bonds
+129% since 2023

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. WA's bond data does not record bedrooms or dwelling type, so it covers all rentals together.Change since 2023 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

69 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 43% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6725.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
8.4% well above the typical range
Top 2% in WA

$1,500/week ($78,000 a year) on a $929,000 median

Based on a small sample (5 listings) — indicative only.

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Short-Stay Rentals

6 active Airbnb listings: 3 whole homes and 3 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.5% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Coastal Erosion

100
monitoring points
within 5 km
100
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-1.37
worst rate (m/yr)
Significant
1.9 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1992–2025
Stable or accreting 0 (0%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 0 (0%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 100 (100%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
1.9 km
Rate
-1.26 m/yr
Net Movement
-29.7 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 100 of 100 points (100%)

Schools

One school serve Bilingurr, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar
  • • 396 students in one school (avg 396)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 396 students
ICSEA 998 (higher than 46% of Australian schools) · 21% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Bilingurr is very car-dependent on foot — at 23/100, nearly all errands require a car.

23
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Top 24% in WA
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 60
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Bilingurr.

93
connectivity score / 100
Top 4% in WA
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
87%
Premises covered
857
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 87%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 13%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
1 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Broome: council population

The whole council area, not just Bilingurr · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
19,193
+1.0% in a year
Change
+192
people since 2024
Density
0.4
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+188
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-206
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+210
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
9/10
8/10 within WA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
4/10 within WA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
8/10 within WA
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Bilingurr is home to about 1,500 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 32 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $127,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.1%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

1,540

13.7% since 2016

Median Age

32

6.7% since 2016

Median Household Income

$126,776/yr

7.8% since 2016
Top 10% in WA

Census Median Rent

$300/wk

9.1% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,403/mo

14.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

3.6% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$68,588/yr

18.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

56.2% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

13.7%

26.9% since 2016

Total Dwellings

498

17.5% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

48.6%

10.0% since 2016

Houses

82.7%

1.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

12.3%

15.8% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

22.7%

20.6% since 2016

Work From Home

8.0%

48.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 412 (82.7%)
Townhouses 66 (13.3%)
Flats / Apartments 20 (4.0%)

Property Ownership

Renting 249 (51.4%)
Mortgage 185 (38.2%)
Owned Outright 50 (10.3%)
Of those rentals, social housing 96 (38.6%)

76 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 20 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 249 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
71.9%
English Spoken at Home
75.5%
Employment Rate
73.7%
2.6% since 2016
Completed Year 12
39.7%

Occupations

Professionals 194 (23.4%)
Community & Personal Service 145 (17.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 108 (13.0%)
Technicians & Trades 104 (12.6%)
Managers 100 (12.1%)
Sales 57 (6.9%)
Labourers 55 (6.6%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 40 (4.8%)

Religion

No Religion 836 (54.3%)
Christianity 444 (28.8%)
Buddhism 16 (1.0%)
Hinduism 9 (0.6%)
Other Religions 8 (0.5%)
Islam 7 (0.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 57 (3.7%)
New Zealand 35 (2.3%)
Philippines 14 (0.9%)
China 13 (0.8%)
Germany 13 (0.8%)
Scotland 12 (0.8%)
Sri Lanka 10 (0.6%)
France 9 (0.6%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 41 (2.7%)
2011-2015 42 (2.7%)
2001-2010 79 (5.1%)
1991-2000 25 (1.6%)
1981-1990 25 (1.6%)
Before 1981 25 (1.6%)

41 residents (2.7%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

12.2% of residents (168) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (130).

Overseas 50 (3.6%)
Perth - North West 43 (3.1%)
Perth - South West 32 (2.3%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,381 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Mandarin 10 (0.6%)
Italian 8 (0.5%)
Cantonese 5 (0.3%)
German 5 (0.3%)
Spanish 4 (0.3%)
Sinhalese 3 (0.2%)
Greek 3 (0.2%)
Thai 3 (0.2%)

Age Distribution

0-4 159 (10.3%)
5-14 263 (17.1%)
15-19 62 (4.0%)
20-24 88 (5.7%)
25-34 300 (19.5%)
35-44 296 (19.2%)
45-54 176 (11.4%)
55-64 133 (8.6%)
65-74 52 (3.4%)
75-84 17 (1.1%)
85+ 4 (0.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 179 (46.9%)
Lone Person 104 (27.2%)
One Parent Families 73 (19.1%)
Group Household 23 (6.0%)
Other Families 3 (0.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 549 (81.2%)
Worked from Home 54 (8.0%)
Car (passenger) 39 (5.8%)
Walked Only 16 (2.4%)
Bicycle 11 (1.6%)
Bus 7 (1.0%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (8 of 828).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Local Jobs

People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.

About 403 people work here; 828 employed residents live here.

Mostly a place people commute from: 0.5 jobs per working resident. At least 51% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.

Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Education

Certificate III & IV 253 (16.4%)
Bachelor Degree 180 (11.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 134 (8.7%)
Postgraduate Degree 38 (2.5%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 27 (1.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 12 (2.5%)
1 car 154 (32.1%)
2 cars 182 (37.9%)
3 cars 79 (16.5%)
4+ cars 54 (11.2%)

Council Rates

Broome
FY 2023-24

Households face an average residential rates bill of $4,421 a year through Broome based on 2023 figures.

Avg residential rate
$4,421/yr
Valuation basis
Gross Rental Value / Unimproved Value
GRV for urban, UV for rural/mining

Building Approvals: Broome

The whole council area, not just Bilingurr · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 113 new dwellings were approved across Broome. That mix is 103 houses and 10 units. Approvals are down 24.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
113dwellings
-24.0% YoY
Houses
103
detached dwellings
Units
10
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Broome Airport, 3.9 km

Moderate rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
1.9 km
Annual rainfall
753 mm
38 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
33.7°C
74 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
14.7°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

3 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.03% in 2021
+0.0 points this year
Bottom 3% in WA

In postcode 6725, 8 of 9,193 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.9% (177 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.03%
2022
0.03%
2023
0.07%
2024
0.04%
2025
0.09%

Rooftop solar

25
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 13.1 kW each

In postcode 6725, 983 rooftop-solar systems totalling 12.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,984 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 83 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
62
2020
26
2021
116
2022
82
2023
18
2024
177
2025
125
2026
16

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.

Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.

Verify eligibility with Department of Finance WA

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,400
Loan amount
$675,000
Total interest over 30 years
$909,178
Deposit
$168,750
Stamp duty
$34,569
Cash needed at settlement
$203,319

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Durack

Currently held by Melissa Price Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Melissa Price 39.9% 60.1% -5.5
2022 Melissa Price 45.7% 54.3% -9.2
2019 Melissa Price 35.2% 64.8% +3.7

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Kimberley District

Currently held by Divina D'Anna WA Labor

Next state election: 10 March 2029.

Year Winner Won with
2025 Divina D'Anna ALP 64.0%
2021 Divina D'Anna ALP 71.5%
2017 Josie Farrer ALP 63.0%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.

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Common questions about Bilingurr

Is Bilingurr a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Bilingurr is high (84/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Bilingurr?

Bilingurr has a moderate recorded bushfire history (45/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Bilingurr a good place to live?

Bilingurr has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (43/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Bilingurr?

Bilingurr, WA had a population of 1,540 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Bilingurr, WA?

The postcode for Bilingurr, WA is 6725.

How far is Bilingurr from Perth?

Bilingurr is 2,222 km from Perth CBD by road, about 1463 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Bilingurr?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Bilingurr was $126,776 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Bilingurr?

The median advertised rent in Bilingurr is $1,500 a week for houses (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Bilingurr?

The median age of residents in Bilingurr was 32 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Bilingurr at risk of bushfire?

Bilingurr has a moderate recorded bushfire history (45/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Bilingurr?

There is 1 school inside the Bilingurr boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Bilingurr walkable?

Bilingurr scores 23/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Bilingurr?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Bilingurr, Broome Airport (3.9 km away), summer days average 33.7°C, winter nights 14.7°C, 753 mm of rain a year over 38 rainy days, and 74 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Bilingurr?

First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Bilingurr belong to?

Bilingurr sits within the Broome local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Bilingurr?

The average residential rates bill through Broome is $4,421 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Bilingurr?

Across Broome, 113 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 24.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Bilingurr in?

Bilingurr sits within the federal Division of Durack, currently held by Melissa Price (Liberal).

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