Disclosed is a system and method for allocating and indicating a ranging region in which a base station (BS) allocates and indicates a ranging region in a broadband wireless access (BWA) communication system. The method includes: ranging region allocation and change indication information in a first region of every downlink frame; determining whether to include information necessary for performing ranging in a broadcast message that is broadcast through a second region of every downlink frame according to the ranging region allocation and change indication information; and allocating a ranging region in an uplink frame according to the ranging region allocation and change indication information.