Suburb in Meekatharra

Karalundi, WA

Karalundi had a population of 65 at the 2021 Census (−3.0% since 2016). Median age 26.7. Median weekly household income $1,361. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Karalundi at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Karalundi's population shrank by 3.0% to 65, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 26.7, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 26.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

88.9% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 18 households.

The median household earns $1,361 a week, below the WA average of $1,816.

19.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 26.4% use a language other than English at home. 5.0% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Karalundi beside WA and Australia.

MeasureKaralundiWAAustralia
Population652,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−3.0%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age26.738.038.2
Households18965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting88.9%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,361$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$118$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas19.2%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home26.4%19.7%23.6%
No religion5.0%46.6%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

−3.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 762011
  2. 672016
  3. 652021

Age

Median age 26.7, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Karalundi Western Australia
Share of people by age, Karalundi and Western Australia
0–926.2%
10–199.2%
20–297.7%
30–3916.9%
40–496.2%
50–594.6%
60–696.2%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Karalundi at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal45.2%
  2. Australian17.7%
  3. German9.7%
  4. Filipino6.5%
  5. Scottish4.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino6.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Fiji13.3%

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

Around Karalundi

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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