People — demographics & education

People	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Total	16,475	--	2,239,170	--	21,507,717	--
Male	9,523	57.8	1,126,178	50.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	6,952	42.2	1,112,992	49.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	866	5.3	69,664	3.1	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 16,475 people in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities) of these 57.8% were male and 42.2% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3% of the population.

Age	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	1,494	9.1	151,262	6.8	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	1,195	7.3	142,774	6.4	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	996	6.0	146,035	6.5	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	872	5.3	148,208	6.6	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	1,218	7.4	159,010	7.1	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	1,825	11.1	167,944	7.5	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	1,632	9.9	156,152	7.0	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	1,799	10.9	161,526	7.2	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	1,507	9.1	166,731	7.4	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	1,308	7.9	159,859	7.1	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	1,154	7.0	150,369	6.7	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	793	4.8	133,894	6.0	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	436	2.6	120,531	5.4	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	149	0.9	86,324	3.9	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	61	0.4	66,219	3.0	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	17	0.1	49,832	2.2	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	10	0.1	38,284	1.7	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	9	0.1	34,217	1.5	402,681	1.9
Median age	32	--	36	--	37	--

The median age of people in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities) was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.5% of the population.

Registered marital status	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	6,099	47.7	876,746	48.7	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	404	3.2	53,815	3.0	529,280	3.0
Divorced	912	7.1	150,800	8.4	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	94	0.7	83,174	4.6	949,634	5.5
Never married	5,289	41.3	634,569	35.3	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities) aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	42	--	49	--	50	--
Separated	46	--	48	--	49	--
Divorced	50	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	60	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	27	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities) was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	4,127	47.7	768,781	49.2	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	1,711	19.8	171,273	11.0	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	2,820	32.6	623,367	39.9	6,413,399	41.3

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	41	--	49	--	50	--
De facto marriage	32	--	34	--	35	--
Not married	27	--	31	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities) was 41 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	265	4.4	32,429	4.8	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	1,076	18.0	129,300	19.0	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	290	4.9	33,580	4.9	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	20	0.3	25,745	3.8	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	312	5.2	64,075	9.4	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	264	4.4	29,741	4.4	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	6	0.1	29,867	4.4	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	306	5.1	48,758	7.2	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	213	3.6	91,938	13.5	932,524	14.3
Other	84	1.4	13,527	2.0	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	3,143	52.6	180,865	26.6	1,511,694	23.2
Total	5,979	--	679,825	--	6,503,580	--

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities) 36.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.2% were in primary school, 9.7% in secondary school and 8.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Australia	9,960	60.5	1,407,806	62.9	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	4,026	30.6	854,106	41.4	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	973	7.4	175,316	8.5	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	830	6.3	130,099	6.3	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	7,339	55.7	903,103	43.8	10,757,087	53.7

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), 55.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	6,879	76.6	699,414	60.7	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	1,257	14.0	324,257	28.1	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	630	7.0	74,210	6.4	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	215	2.4	54,319	4.7	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	8,981	--	1,152,200	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 8,981 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities). Of these 76.6% were employed full time, 14.0% were employed part-time and 2.4% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	470	5.4	118,795	10.8	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	324	3.7	100,864	9.2	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	466	5.3	104,595	9.5	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	765	8.7	173,235	15.8	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	6,113	69.7	526,185	47.9	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), 5.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 69.7% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	37	--	40	--	40	--
Employed part-time	36	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities) was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

Occupation	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	1,543	--	662	--	577	--
Family	2,981	--	1,722	--	1,481	--
Household	2,870	--	1,415	--	1,234	--
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The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities) was $1,543.

Travel to work, top responses	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	7,615	59.5	1,255,935	69.8	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	3,371	26.3	507,968	28.2	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	510	4.0	168,014	9.3	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	2,028	15.8	304,623	16.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.3% provided care for children and 4.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	2,719	21.2	399,954	22.2	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	2,888	22.6	459,759	25.6	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	1,081	8.4	209,912	11.7	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	926	7.2	186,312	10.4	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	1,227	36.9	226,879	38.8	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	1,792	53.9	262,885	44.9	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	272	8.2	85,067	14.5	901,637	15.9
Other family	35	1.1	10,479	1.8	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), 53.9% were couple families with children, 36.9% were couple families without children and 8.2% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	33.5	--	18.0	--	17.6
Female	--	66.5	--	82.0	--	82.4

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities) 33.5% of single parents were male and 66.5% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Families without children	3,465	--	2,257	--	2,081	--
Families with children	3,314	--	2,497	--	2,310	--
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In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,314 and those without children was $3,465.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	1,134	37.5	102,046	20.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	28	0.9	18,398	3.8	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	676	22.4	107,972	22.0	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	632	20.9	81,901	16.7	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	43	1.4	24,046	4.9	251,191	5.4
Both not working	36	1.2	76,909	15.7	899,598	19.2
Other	245	8.1	32,710	6.7	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	228	7.5	45,776	9.3	314,529	6.7

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), of couple families, 37.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.9% had both employed part-time and 22.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	4,180	86.5	794,159	87.9	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	652	13.5	109,328	12.1	934,470	10.7

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), 86.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.5% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	3,215	76.9	638,768	80.4	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	496	11.9	84,333	10.6	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	200	4.8	62,990	7.9	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	264	6.3	7,380	0.9	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), 76.9% were separate houses, 11.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% were flats, units or apartments and 6.3% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	67	1.6	2,868	0.4	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	261	6.2	28,193	3.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	425	10.2	103,373	13.0	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	1,593	38.1	312,043	39.3	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	1,710	40.9	333,932	42.0	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	125	3.0	13,751	1.7	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.2	--	3.3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.9	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), of occupied private dwellings 6.2% had 1 bedroom, 10.2% had 2 bedrooms and 38.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	352	8.4	234,627	29.5	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	619	14.8	300,334	37.8	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	3,032	72.5	231,824	29.2	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	45	1.1	8,880	1.1	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	132	3.2	18,493	2.3	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), 8.4% were owned outright, 14.8% were owned with a mortgage and 72.5% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Family households	3,238	77.4	573,706	72.2	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	734	17.6	188,764	23.8	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	209	5.0	31,690	4.0	321,007	4.1

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), of all households, 77.4% were family households, 17.6% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

Household income	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	4.8	--	21.1	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	43.2	--	14.1	--	11.2
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In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), 4.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 43.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median rent	131	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	87.4	--	91.1	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	12.6	--	8.9	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	3,094	--	1,950	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	95.7	--	89.8	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	4.3	--	10.2	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
None	131	3.1	48,447	6.1	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	980	23.4	258,942	32.6	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	1,745	41.7	305,676	38.5	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	1,176	28.1	158,860	20.0	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	150	3.6	22,234	2.8	234,292	3.0

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), 23.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	866	--	69,664	--	548,368	--
Male	454	52.4	34,418	49.4	270,331	49.3
Female	412	47.6	35,246	50.6	278,037	50.7
Median age	22	--	22	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), there were 866 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 454 (or 52.4%) were male and 412 (or 47.6%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.4	--	3.5	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.3	--	1.3	--	1.2	--
Median household income	2,115	--	1,043	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,115.

Mortgage and rent	Karratha	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	140	--	158	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	2,817	--	1,733	--	1,647	--

In Karratha (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,817.