Suburb profile
Karratha WA 6714
Karratha is located in the Outback Western Australia (North) region of Western Australia, postcode 6714. It has 451 properties across 13 streets, mostly units. Explore every street in Karratha, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Karratha
Karratha, WA 6714, sits in the Outback Western Australia (North) region and neighbours Stove Hill, Bulgarra, Mulataga and Pegs Creek. Its 13 streets hold 451 properties, 86 of them houses and 365 units.
At the Census Karratha had 17,013 residents, a median age of 32 and an average household of 2.8 people. Median household income was $3,194 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,972 a month and the median rent $320 a week. Of 5,062 dwellings, 4,015 were separate houses, 676 semi-detached, 298 flats and 60 other; 315 were owned outright, 1,285 owned with a mortgage and 3,035 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Karratha
- 17,013Peoplelive in the area
- 32Median ageyears
- $3,194Median household incomea week
- $320Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses4,015
- Townhouses and semis676
- Flats and apartments298
- Other60
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,972a month
- Household size2.8people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Karratha
Karratha Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
Millars Well Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
Pegs Creek Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
St Paul's Primary School
CatholicPrimary
Tambrey Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
Karratha Senior High School
GovernmentSecondary
St Luke's College
CatholicSecondary
Streets in Karratha
- Balmoral Road8 properties
- Basset Road9 properties
- Degrey Place21 properties
- Hedland Place27 properties
- Hillview Road3 properties
- Karratha Terrace54 properties
- Millstream Road1 property
- Morse Court14 properties
- Searipple Road4 properties
- Sharpe Avenue128 properties
- Sherlock Crescent10 properties
- Warambie Road97 properties
- Welcome Road75 properties
Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.