WA · East Pilbara Council
Marble Bar, 6760
Current weather
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24% humidity · 11.1 km/h wind · 24.8° / 13.2° today · 0 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Affordable
- Rural
- Green space
- Established
- Residential
Suburb profile
In East Pilbara, Marble Bar keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Wide horizons and a country quiet give the area a restorative, unhurried atmosphere.
Families and commuters make up much of the community. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life.
The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with parks and green space holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 927
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,035
- Dwelling vacancy
- 37%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 71 of 192
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 45.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 37 / 3 / 3
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 630
- Marble Bar Primary SchoolCombined
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mungaroona Range Nature ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Clinicclinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
5 state heritage places
- Halley's Comet Gold Mine, Marble BarHillside Marble Bar Rd, Marble Bar14198
- Halley's Comet Gold Mine, Marble BarHillside Marble Bar Rd, Marble Bar14198
- Ironclad Hotel, Marble BarFrancis St, Marble Bar3954
- Government Buildings26 Station St, Marble Bar814
- Poinciana House50 Augusta St, Marble Bar817
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 17.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6739th in Australia
- State rank
- 641st in WA
- Peer rank
- #150 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #285 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Halley's Comet Gold Mine, Marble BarheritageHillside Marble Bar Rd, Marble Bar14198
- Halley's Comet Gold Mine, Marble BarheritageHillside Marble Bar Rd, Marble Bar14198
- Ironclad Hotel, Marble BarheritageFrancis St, Marble Bar3954
- Government Buildingsheritage26 Station St, Marble Bar814
- Poinciana Househeritage50 Augusta St, Marble Bar817
- Clinichealthclinic
- Mungaroona Range Nature Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Marble Bar Primary SchoolschoolsCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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Comparable suburbs
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