Kimberley

 Regional Overview

• The Kimberley Region of Western Australia is the State’s most northern region and is strategically located on the southern margins of South-East Asia.
• The coastline faces the Indian Ocean to the west and the Timor Sea to the north. It is bordered by the Pilbara Region to the south and the Northern Territory to the east.
• The Kimberley encompasses an area of 424,517 square kilometres as is almost twice the size of the State of Victoria, and three times that of the United Kingdom.
• The region consists of four local government areas, including the Shires of Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek and Wyndham-East Kimberley.
• The major population centres are the towns of Broome, Kununurra, Derby, Halls Creek, Wyndham and Fitzroy Crossing.
• There are also over 100 Aboriginal communities of various population sizes, scattered throughout the region and nearly 100 properties servicing the pastoral industry.
• The region has a large indigenous population, with nearly a third of the region Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
• The Kimberley has a diverse economy, with mining, tourism, agriculture, and pearling all major contributors to the economic output of the area.
• Geographically, this region features arid desert areas, spectacular gorges and river valleys, beautiful beaches, pockets of rainforest and extensive cave systems.

Major Centres

Links to the Kimberley

Health Service Directory WACHS Kimberley

Regions WA Series - Kimberley Calling (PDF 3.11MB)

Kimberley Development Commission

Kimberley Tourism