Did You Know?

• The Kimberley region has a population density of around one person per 12.5 square kilometres compared to an Australian population density of around 35 people and a United Kingdom of around 3,075 people for the comparable area.
• The 'tropical summer' or wet season from November to April, delivers 90 per cent of the region's rainfall.  
• The Kimberley region was first inhabited about 40,000 years ago.
• The towns of Broome and Derby were proclaimed in 1883.
• Four wetlands in the Kimberley are recognised for their global significance and listed under the Ramsar Convention.
• During the peak flooding of the Fitzroy River it could fill the Sydney Harbour in 21 hours.
• Wolfe Creek is the second largest crater in the world, a meteorite crashed to Earth 300,000 years ago creating it.
• About 50 per cent of the region is held under pastoral lease for grazing stock.
• Gold was discovered near Halls Creek in 1885.
• Argyle Diamond Mine is the world's largest diamond mine.
• The median age of indigenous people in the region is 22 compared to a State median of 36.
• The Kimberley has 80% of the States's total divertible water resources, with less than 1% currently being utilised.
• The hydroelectric power generation station is operating at the Ord River Dam, it is the largest single contributor to renewal energy electricity generation in WA.
• Towns in the Kimberley have between 250 and 320 days above 30 degrees each year.
• There are more than 60 Aboriginal language groups in Western Australia.  In 13% (29) of communities surveyed, one of these 60 Aboriginal languages is the main language spoken.  
• At the 2006 Census 33% of the Kimberley population lived in a different Local Government Area to where they lived in 2001. 25% of people had moved to their current Local Government Area in the previous 12 months.
• At the 2006 Census 68% of Indigenous and 22% of non-Indigenous people lived at the same address as in 2001.