495 ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 649
- 2016: 579
- 2021: 495
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Karloo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Karloo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Young families and children dominate daily life in Karloo, where the typical resident is just 33. This makes the area noticeably younger than both Western Australia and the national average of 38. With 495 residents, it is larger than about 67% of similar areas.
495
▼ -23.7%
- 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 Karloo — higher than 64% of areas.
| Karloo | 495 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | 33,378 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 33, which is noticeably younger than the state and national figure of 38. This makes Karloo much younger than most similar areas.
33 yrs ▲ +17.9%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 25.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over represent just 12.1%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
12.1% ▲ +146.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.9% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Karloo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 22.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, 12.2% of residents are in a de facto partnership, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.
22.2% ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▼ -40.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Karloo, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (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 Karloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50730/karloo/topic/demographics-identity