G'day Big Block Ford,
Nah, Broome's not very big at all - the official population is something like 10 000 permanent (swells to about twice or three times that in touro season). It's an odd place though because although the population is 10 000, it really doesn't feel like it's that big.
Broome is probably quite a nice place to visit but don't try and live here. I'm from Cairns - so a bloody big beach with no shade makes a poor comparison to Rainforest and Hills and Lakes and Rivers and big ferry boats to whisk one to breathtaking reefs and beautiful coral islands etc. if you know what I mean.
The thing that strikes me is how much people rush about here - very surprising for a place that's meant to be very "laid back". My Mrs and I are fairly private people so we don't know very many people here but it's the sort of town where you can get to know most people in a few months if you're into normal levels of socialising.
We actually live 23km out of town and "commute" to work
Oh, and I'm here because I get paid a substantial amount to be - but I'm getting sick of being a heck of a long way from anywhere.