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Karloo WA 6530

277 addresses · 17 streets

Durack Electorate › Greater Geraldton LGA › Karloo · 371 km from Perth

Living Here

Karloo is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 495 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,233 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

495Population
33Median age
$1,233Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Geraldton - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Karloo itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Transwa Geraldton, 3.6 km north-west · Airport: Geraldton Airport, 5.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 19.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Karloo

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

Tree cover measures, Karloo WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202151.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 16.7% · Labour-force participation 42.4%

Population by age in Karloo
Population by age, Karloo WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-434
5-1491
15-1941
20-2424
25-3468
35-4461
45-5452
55-6469
65-7447
75-845
85+4
Dwelling types in Karloo
Dwelling types, Karloo WA (ABS Census 2021)
House129
Townhouse8
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Karloo
Households by weekly income, Karloo WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,49949
$1,500-2,99939
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Karloo
Top ancestries, Karloo WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian148
English148
Ancestry NS130
Aboriginal91
Irish45
Other42
Housing tenure in Karloo
Housing tenure, Karloo WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned30
Mortgage49
Rented47
Other0
Cars per household in Karloo
Cars per household, Karloo WA (ABS Census 2021)
010
143
249
316
4+14
Commute to work in Karloo
Commute to work, Karloo WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car113
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Karloo
Top countries of birth, Karloo WA (ABS Census 2021)
England12
New Zealand7
Philippines6
Scotland5
Germany4
Papua New Guinea4
Languages used at home in Karloo
Languages used at home, Karloo WA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,440 bird observations recorded near Karloo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Karloo

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.