Drome is a locality in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia. It is located from Albany on the Albany Highway and it is within the

City of Albany The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the ...

local government area. The site is in the traditional settlement area of the Mineng Aboriginal tribe. At the , Drome recorded a population of 52.

Geography

Drome is bounded by Marbelup in the west and south, Willyung in the east, and Redmond and Green Valley in the north. It is around to the

port of Albany The Port of Albany is located within Princess Royal Harbour in King George Sound on the south coast of Western Australia, in the Great Southern region. Location The port is located on the northern shore of Princess Royal Harbour, a natural ...

and the nearest coast. Drome is also bounded by the

Down Road Nature Reserve Down Road Nature Reserve is a protected areas of Western Australia, protected area of Western Australia in the south-western part of the state. It is located approximately northwest of Albany, Western Australia, Albany. It has existed since 193 ...

in the southwest, and Albany Regional Airport in the south by .

Demographics

As of the

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, 52 people resided in Drome, up from 51 in the . The

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age of persons in Drome was 36 years. There were less males than females, with 46% of the population male and 54% female. The average household size was 2.9 people per household.

References

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