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Broome Patio Permits, January to October 2026: Owner-Builders and Costs

The Shire of Broome’s published approvals for January to October 2026 list 261 building applications. 35 were standalone patio-type jobs, and 43% of them were taken out by owner-builders.

Key takeaways

  • 35 patio-type permits in Broome from January to October 2026; 15 (43%) were owner-builder.
  • Median estimated value about $15,000; owner-builder jobs were about $15,000 and contractor jobs about $14,500.
  • Almost the same owner-builder share as Karratha (44%), and all work must meet cyclone region C.
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35patio-type permits15 of 35owner-builder$15,000median estimated value9different builders named

What was approved

Carports led with 17 permits, followed by 7 shade sails, 6 patios, 3 verandahs and 2 gazebos. Where a value was listed (29 of the 35 permits), estimated values ranged from about $3,300 to $76,000, with half falling between about $12,000 and $19,000.

Owner-builders versus contractors

Permit holder Permits Median estimated value
Owner-builder 15 about $15,000
Contractor 18 about $14,500

Two permits did not name a builder. Among the 18 contractor-built permits, 9 different builders were named, and the busiest took 6 of the 18 (about 33%). The Shire’s register does not list suburbs, so we cannot break the jobs down by location.

Owner-building is harder than it looks. The Shire’s rules require a permit for all patios and pergolas, work must meet cyclone region C, and the structural design must be certified by an engineer. This post replaces an earlier version based on three sampled months of 2024.

Why this matters in Broome

Broome has about 14,700 people and roughly 1.4 local patio specialists per 10,000 residents in our audit, with Perth about 2,200 km away. Read the Broome patio guide for the Shire’s requirements.

Method. We read the Shire of Broome monthly building approvals for January to October 2026 (261 applications) and kept residential patio-type permits (carports, patios, verandahs, gazebos, pergolas and shade sails). New homes, sheds and shed-and-carport combinations, additions, pools, demolitions, ancillary dwellings and commercial work were excluded. Values are the estimated values listed in the register; six permits list no value and are left out of the value figures. Medians are used because a few large jobs distort averages. The register does not label every permit, so owner-builder is our reading: permits marked owner/builder or listing a private individual as the builder count as owner-builder, while a name that appears repeatedly (one builder took 6 permits) is counted as a contractor. Source: monthly registers (PDF) published on the Shire’s building approval statistics page, for example October 2026 (PDF). Part of the My Patio WA Patio Contractor Permit Audit, updated November 2026.

See also: owner-builder patio permits compared and the WA patio builder coverage lookup.

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Using this data? You are welcome to quote these figures with a link to the source.Source: My Patio, “Broome Patio Permits, January to October 2026: Owner-Builders and Costs”, November 2026. https://www.mypatio.com.au/broome-patio-permits-2026/

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