22,199 —
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 21,473
- 2021: 22,199
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Karratha · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Karratha
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Karratha is 32, making it noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This is a young community where children under 15 make up over a quarter of the population. It is also a place where Indigenous identity is much more common than across the rest of the state.
22,199
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- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Karratha — higher than 61% of areas.
| Karratha | 22,199 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 3.4% since 2016 to reach 22,199 people. This growth comes alongside a typical age of 32, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
32 yrs —
Younger than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, people aged 65 and over make up only 3.2%, a figure far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
3.2% —
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% —
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Karratha, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.7% of the population, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 3.3%. De facto relationships are also very common here at 21.9%, a rate far above the same figure for Australia.
11.7% —
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.9% —
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Karratha splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (44%), with Divorced at 7%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54310/karratha/topic/demographics-identity