Karatta · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Karatta

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Karatta is 53 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is mostly made up of older adults, with no children under 15 living here at all.

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📍 Karatta, Suburb / Locality

Where Karatta sits — Total population

37
  • 1–1: 689 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 119 areas
  • 3–5: 108 areas
  • 5–7: 243 areas
  • 7–11: 241 areas
  • 11–16: 514 areas
  • 16–24: 579 areas
  • 24–36: 898 areas
  • 36–53: 1059 areas
  • 53–79: 1168 areas
  • 79–117: 1203 areas
  • 117–174: 1171 areas
  • 174–258: 1010 areas
  • 258–384: 856 areas
  • 384–571: 670 areas
  • 571–850: 616 areas
  • 850–1,263: 567 areas
  • 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
  • 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
  • 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
  • 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
  • 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
  • 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
  • 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
  • 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
  • 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
  • 44,910–66,781: 10 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Karatta — lower than 78% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Karatta37
5223, SA 3,734
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Karatta has a total population of 37 people, making it smaller than about 77% of similar areas.

37

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100
  • 2021: 37

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

53 yrs

Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 42 yrs
  • 2021: 53 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Half of the population are adults aged 45 to 64. The 8.1% of residents aged 65 and over is well below the Australian figure of 17.2%.

8.1%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Karatta, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 76%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 12%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 21.7% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the 11.5% national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

21.7%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Karatta, the largest group is Never married at 39%, followed by Married (31%) and Divorced (19%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 8 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 5 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Karatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40667/karatta/topic/demographics-identity