Marble Bar bushfire risk
Of Marble Bar’s 402 mapped properties, 76.4% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Marble Bar’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Marble Bar
Flood and bushfire areas across Marble Bar. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Marble Bar
Marble Bar sits in the Pilbara police district, which recorded 10,413 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,413 total. Figures are for the whole Pilbara police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Marble Bar
Marble Bar is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Town centre
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Marble Bar
At the 2021 Census, 17.4% of Marble Bar’s 927 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Marble Bar
East Pilbara council approved 21 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole East Pilbara council area (not just Marble Bar). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.