Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Karawara then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Karawara, WA (postcode 6152) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-16% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,194 | 2,061 | 1,842 | -352 · -16% |
| Median age | 25 | 27 | 31 | +6 · +24% |
| Median household income | $1,020/wk | $1,276/wk | $1,718/wk | +$698 · +68.4% |
| Median personal income | $320/wk | $361/wk | $588/wk | +$268 · +83.8% |
| Median rent | $225/wk | $305/wk | $300/wk | +$75 · +33.3% |
| Median mortgage | $2,167/mo | $2,167/mo | $2,000/mo | $167 · -7.7% |
| Average household size | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Karawara trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,842
was 2,061 in 2016
-219 · -10.6%
Median rent
$300/wk
was $305/wk in 2016
$5 · -1.6%
Household income
$1,718/wk
was $1,276/wk in 2016
+$442 · +34.6%
Median age
31
was 27 in 2016
+4 · +14.8%
Dig deeper: Karawara population growth · Karawara then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.