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Dalkeith vs Karrakatta
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.1 km apart · Dalkeith profile · Karrakatta profile
Dalkeith Karrakatta
Dalkeith and Karrakatta are neighbouring areas in Western Australia that differ sharply in scale and makeup. Dalkeith is a well-populated residential area where residents are typically older (45 years) and far more likely to have a bachelor degree or higher (58.4%). The typical weekly household income in Dalkeith is $4,672, which is far higher than the $900 seen in Karrakatta. By contrast, Karrakatta is sparsely populated and has a much younger typical resident (33 years), with no children under 15 or people aged 65 and over recorded.
These two areas have tracked very differently since 2011, with Dalkeith seeing far more people move in over the last five years (37.7% compared to 13.6% in Karrakatta). Despite this, they share some common ground, such as having nearly the same number of schools within 3km and almost all homes being within a short walk of a park. While Dalkeith has more people working or looking for work, Karrakatta has far more public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,258
- First area, 2016: 4,240
- First area, 2021: 4,398
- Second area, 2011: 9
- Second area, 2016: 5
- Second area, 2021: 22
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 28 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 25 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Dalkeith: 0.9% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Dalkeith: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Dalkeith: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Dalkeith: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 70–74 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Dalkeith: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Dalkeith: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Dalkeith: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Karrakatta: 43.8% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Dalkeith: 3.9% males, 4.2% females; 50–54 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Dalkeith: 2.9% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Dalkeith: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Dalkeith: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 35–39 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Dalkeith: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 30–34 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Dalkeith: 2.2% males, 1.5% females; 25–29 in Karrakatta: 56.3% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Dalkeith: 3.5% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Dalkeith: 4.6% males, 4.0% females; 15–19 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Dalkeith: 4.6% males, 4.4% females; 10–14 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Dalkeith: 3.6% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Dalkeith: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 0–4 in Karrakatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $975
- First area, 2016: $1,201
- First area, 2021: $1,403
- Second area, 2011: $1,750
- Second area, 2016: $1,062
- Second area, 2021: $1,625
- First area, 2011: $2,795
- First area, 2016: $3,817
- First area, 2021: $4,672
- Second area, 2021: $900
- First area, 2011: $2,925
- First area, 2016: $4,163
- First area, 2021: $4,861
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $700
- First area, 2016: $800
- First area, 2021: $802
- Second area, 2021: $50
- First area, 2011: $4,500
- First area, 2016: $4,333
- First area, 2021: $5,000
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dalkeith vs Karrakatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50374/dalkeith/vs/SAL50733/karrakatta