Marble Bar
WA 6760 · East Pilbara
927 (2021) → 939 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Marble Bar is a stable suburb in East Pilbara, WA 6760, about 1259km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Marble Bar are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 118km inland. Marble Bar has an overall score of 3/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (5.18%), England (1.83%), Ireland (1.29%), Philippines (0.86%), Canada (0.76%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (13.38%), Persian ED (0.65%), Tagalog (0.65%), Filipino (0.54%), Afrikaans (0.43%)
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.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Nightlife hub. This suburb has a high concentration of licensed venues. Crime figures include incidents involving visitors to the nightlife area, not just residents.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
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
Few schools nearby
Very few schools in and around this suburb — families may face significant travel for school.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 621 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Yandeyarra Remote Community SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 629
- Strelley Community SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 625
- Marble Bar Primary SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 608
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
Fitness
Decent access
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of fitness facilities, with more variety a short drive away.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Some green space
Around the national average — a reasonable amount of parks and outdoor space nearby.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Entertainment paradise
A seriously impressive licensed venue scene — top 20% nationally for density of pubs, bars, clubs and dining.
Nightlife hub. High licensed-venue density drives a significant evening economy here — incidents near the venues are recorded by location, so crime figures include visitors, not just residents.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for WA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Marble Bar
Is Marble Bar safe?
Marble Bar 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 Marble Bar from Perth CBD?
Marble Bar is about 1258.6 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Marble Bar?
Marble Bar has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 621 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Marble Bar?
Marble Bar has a transport score of 0/100.