Karridale WA 6288
380 addresses · 39 streets
Forrest Electorate › Augusta Margaret River LGA › Karridale · 259 km from Perth
Living Here
Karridale is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 317 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,359 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Augusta statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Karridale itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 service stations
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Margaret River Aerodrome, 29.2 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 37.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 37.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 49.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 70.4%
Population by age in Karridale
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 41 |
| 15-19 | 17 |
| 20-24 | 14 |
| 25-34 | 21 |
| 35-44 | 39 |
| 45-54 | 48 |
| 55-64 | 57 |
| 65-74 | 47 |
| 75-84 | 16 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Karridale
| House | 103 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Karridale
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 35 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 20 |
| $3,000+ | 20 |
Top ancestries in Karridale
| English | 150 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 145 |
| Irish | 44 |
| Scottish | 19 |
| Other | 19 |
| Ancestry NS | 19 |
Housing tenure in Karridale
| Owned | 37 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 43 |
| Rented | 23 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Karridale
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4+ | 12 |
Commute to work in Karridale
| Car | 107 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 25 |
Top countries of birth in Karridale
| England | 30 |
|---|---|
| United States | 8 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Wales | 5 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,219 bird observations recorded near Karridale — most often seen:
- South-western Spotted Scrubwren (77)
- Red-winged Fairy-wren (72)
- Gilbert's Honeyeater (67)
- Golden Whistler (63)
- Australian Ringneck (60)
- Laughing Kookaburra (57)
- New Holland Honeyeater (54)
- Red Wattlebird (54)
- Red-rumped Tit (54)
- Silvereye (54)
- Grey Fantail (53)
- Western Rosella (49)
- Australian Raven (46)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Karridale
- South-western Grey Fantail (45)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (44)
- South-western Australian Magpie (36)
- Australian Magpie (30)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (28)
- Emu (27)
- Long-billed Black-cockatoo (25)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (25)
- Grey Currawong (24)
- Western Silvereye (24)
- South-western New Holland Honeyeater (23)
- Western Red Wattlebird (23)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (22)
- Western Gerygone (22)
- Spotted Pardalote (21)
- South Australian Golden Whistler (20)
- South-west Western Rosella (20)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Karridale:
- Hamelin Bay (6.4 km)
- Kudardup (7.1 km)
- Deepdene (8.6 km)
- Alexandra Bridge (8.7 km)
- Boranup (11.5 km)
- Warner Glen (12 km)
- Molloy Island (12.5 km)
- Forest Grove (12.7 km)
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Streets
- Benbow Road (3)
- Bole Way (6)
- Brockman Highway (41)
- Bullant Drive (1)
- Buller Road (6)
- Bushby Road (11)
- Bussell Highway (34)
- Capewell Road (5)
- Caves Road (14)
- Chapman Road (9)
- Cockatoo Place (9)
- Felling Road (17)
- Firetail Rise (27)
- Flitch Road (10)
- Geocrinia Retreat (5)
- Glenarty Road (8)
- Ibis Court (10)
- Iles Road (2)
- Ironmonger Road (3)
- Karridale Close (3)
- Kiln Way (2)
- Latch Road (2)
- Logging Road (14)
- Lumber Crescent (14)
- Maze Road (3)
- Mcdonald Road (9)
- Mcleod Creek Road (19)
- Moodjar Court (4)
- Phillips Road (1)
- Sawdust Street (1)
- Sawmill Loop (32)
- Scott Road (9)
- Smith Road (3)
- Splitlog Way (2)
- Twenty Four Road (17)
- Vansittart Road (2)
- Vlam Road (1)
- Whistler Drive (18)
- Wilson Road (3)
