Karratha

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 11,728 people were usually resident in Karratha: of these 53.5% were male and 46.5% were female. Of the total population 6.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 26.4% of people usually resident in Karratha were children aged 0-14 years, and 6.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 30 years.

In the 2006 Census, 77.5% of people usually resident in Karratha were Australian citizens, 15.0% were born overseas and 1.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 48.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Karratha were married, 10.9% were either separated or divorced, 0.9% were widowed and 39.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 69.7% of people usually resident in Karratha, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 3.7%, Philippines 0.9%, India 0.8% and South Africa 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Karratha were No Religion 27.3%, Catholic 21.6%, Anglican 15.4%, Uniting Church 2.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 1.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Karratha were Hindi 0.4%, Filipino 0.4%, Tagalog 0.3%, Dutch 0.3% and Afrikaans 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 80.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 6,153 people aged 15 years and over in Karratha were in the labour force. Of these 72.5% worked full-time, 17.4% worked part-time, 5.0% were away from work, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.2% were unemployed. 1,150 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Karratha were Technicians and Trades Workers 24.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Professionals 13.6%, Labourers 11.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.2%, Managers 10.0%, Sales Workers 7.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Karratha, the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 8.0%, School Education 5.4%, Oil and Gas Extraction 5.4%, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3.8% and Building Installation Services 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census in Karratha, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $940, the median family income was $2,309 and the median household income was $2,078.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,706 families in Karratha: of these 35.0% were couple families without children, 56.0% were couple families with children, 8.3% were one parent families and 0.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 4,334 occupied private dwellings were counted in Karratha.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Karratha, 65.8% were separate houses, 18.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.6% were flats, units or apartments and 11.9% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Karratha, 10.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.8% were owned with a mortgage and 52.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Karratha, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 24.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 21.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 50.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Karratha, the median weekly rent was $115. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,701. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Karratha, 61.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.1% were group households.