HIGH CENSUS NIGHT RATIOS, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: BROOME

Age Ranges	Number of Males		Number of Females
	Census Night	Usual Residents	Census Night	Usual Residents
0-4 years	720	661	677	621
5-9 years	722	661	629	583
10-14 years	617	552	591	546
15-19 years	467	433	438	400
20-24 years	647	496	755	559
25-29 years	861	663	862	688
30-34 years	718	600	800	650
35-39 years	765	637	740	624
40-44 years	755	646	770	631
45-49 years	714	559	697	534
50-54 years	770	532	837	507
55-59 years	836	483	848	411
60-64 years	961	321	960	247
65-69 years	843	183	704	153
70-74 years	517	105	371	83
75-79 years	246	63	188	42
80-84 years	137	43	106	36
85+ years	42	27	38	16
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2011.

The LGA of Broome had a Census Night ratio of 149. Unlike many of the High Ratio LGAs in Western Australia, there was little difference between the Census Night ratios for males (148) and females (150). The differences were found in the age distribution. The Census Night ratio for people aged under 50 years was 119, and for people aged 50 years and over it was 258.