Roebourne is a former gold rush town in Western
Australia's Pilbara region. It is 202 km from Port
Hedland and 1,563 km from Perth, the state's
capital. It was once the largest settlement between
Darwin and Perth. At the 2006 census, Roebourne
had a population of 857.
In the 2011 Australian census the population of
Roebourne was 1,410 when there were 494
Females and 916 Males living there.