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Karatta SA 5223

71 addresses · 8 streets

Mayo Electorate › Kangaroo Island LGA › Karatta · 191 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Karatta is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 37 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $135 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

37Population
53Median age
$1,125Median household income / wk
$135Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kangaroo Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Karatta itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 27.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Karatta

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Karatta SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202162.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 8% · Labour-force participation 69.4%

Population by age in Karatta
Population by age, Karatta SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-190
20-240
25-340
35-443
45-549
55-6413
65-745
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Karatta
Dwelling types, Karatta SA (ABS Census 2021)
House11
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Karatta
Households by weekly income, Karatta SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6505
$650-1,4993
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Karatta
Top ancestries, Karatta SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian20
English16
Ancestry NS7
Irish3
Maori3
Aboriginal0
Housing tenure in Karatta
Housing tenure, Karatta SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned9
Mortgage6
Rented3
Other0
Cars per household in Karatta
Cars per household, Karatta SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
17
28
30
4+0
Commute to work in Karatta
Commute to work, Karatta SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car0
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Karatta
Top countries of birth, Karatta SA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,129 bird observations recorded near Karatta — most often seen:

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Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.