Suburb in Kangaroo Island

Karatta, SA

Karatta had a population of 37 at the 2021 Census (−63.0% since 2016). Median age 53.0. Median weekly household income $1,125. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Karatta at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Karatta's population shrank by 63.0% to 37, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 53.0, it is older than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.1%.

15.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 45.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 20 households.

The median household earns $1,125 a week, below the SA average of $1,455.

13.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 9.1% use a language other than English at home. 53.3% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Karatta beside SA and Australia.

MeasureKarattaSAAustralia
Population371,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016−63.0%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age53.041.038.0
Households20691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting15.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright45.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,125$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week–$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,500$1,863
Born overseas13.3%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home9.1%18.7%23.6%
No religion53.3%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−63.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1092011
  2. 1002016
  3. 372021

Age

Median age 53.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Karatta South Australia
Share of people by age, Karatta and South Australia
0–90.0%
10–190.0%
20–290.0%
30–390.0%
40–498.1%
50–5940.5%
60–6910.8%
70–798.1%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Karatta at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian66.7%
  2. English53.3%
  3. Irish10.0%
  4. Māori10.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand10.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Karatta

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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