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Western Australia · SA2 510031272

What's going on in Karratha

Population 17,013 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#6 of 241 in Western Australia

for Median household income (weekly) ($3,194)

Rank 2

#15 of 241 in Western Australia

for % of households renting (60.0%)

Rank 3

#20 of 241 in Western Australia

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (9.0%)

The three dimensions where Karratha picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$3,194 / week
#6 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
32 years
#227 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
60.0%
#15 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
2.8%
#229 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.90
#21 of 241 in Western Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Karratha's sharpest rank is for Median household income (weekly). These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #31 · one rank above Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills New South Wales ↓ #33 · one rank below Manly - Fairlight New South Wales

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.