Marble Bar is a small community in Western Australia within the East Pilbara local government area (postcode 6760). With a population of 927, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $54K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.
The median weekly rent is $100 (Census 2021).
Marble Bar is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 630, which is well below the national average of 1,000.
On the investment side, Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.