Bilingurr
WA 6725 · Broome
1,540 (2021) → 1,623 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bilingurr is a high growth suburb in Broome, WA 6725, about 1687km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Bilingurr are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Bilingurr has an overall score of 13/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.7%), New Zealand (2.27%), Philippines (0.91%), China (0.84%), Germany (0.84%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (2.47%), Italian (0.97%), German (0.84%), Mandarin (0.71%), Portuguese (0.58%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 897 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Broome North Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 991
Nearby (within 10km)
- Roebuck Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1009
- Broome Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 900
- St Martin de Porres SchoolSecondary · Catholic · 5kmICSEA 837
- St Mary's College - Primary CampusPrimary · Catholic · 5.1km
- Cable Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 836
- St Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 850
- Broome Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 856
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Bilingurr
Is Bilingurr safe?
Bilingurr has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Bilingurr from Perth CBD?
Bilingurr is about 1686.7 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Bilingurr?
Bilingurr has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 991 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bilingurr?
Bilingurr has a transport score of 0/100.