Derby, Western Australia

Derby
Western Australia
Derby; Western Australia
	Local legend claims this boab tree near Derby was used as a prison, hence the name the "Boab Prison Tree"
	Low tide at the Derby wharf on King Sound
	Derby
Coordinates	17°18′40″S 123°38′06″E / 17.311109°S 123.634863°E
Population	3,009 (UCL 2021)
Established	1883
Postcode(s)	6728
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Area	162.4 km2 (62.7 sq mi)
Location	220 km (137 mi) from Broome ; 903 km (561 mi) from Kununurra ; 2,197 km (1,365 mi) from Perth ; 1,533 km (953 mi) from Darwin ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
State electorate(s)	Kimberley
Federal division(s)	Durack

Derby (/ˈdɜːrbi/ DUR-bee^[5]^[6]) is a town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. At the 2016 census, Derby had a population of 3,325 with 47.2% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.^[7] Along with Broome and Kununurra, it is one of only three towns in the Kimberley to have a population over 2,000. Located on King Sound, Derby has the highest tides in Australia, with the differential between low and high tide reaching 11.8 metres (39 ft).^[8]

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^ Vincent Serventy, Nature Walkabout (A. H. and A. W. Reed, 1967)
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Derby (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
^ "Notes from Roebuck Bay". The Daily News. Perth, WA. 12 July 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
^ Groundwater, Ben (29 March 2023). "Eight Australian places we keep pronouncing incorrectly". Traveller. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Derby ( Urban Centre)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ Derby tides at derbytourism.com.au Archived 18 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 January 2007