Karijini Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
6751
Postcode for Karijini, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 1075 km from Perth · Pop. 39
39
Population
30
Median Age
$1,625
Household Income/wk
$100
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
6344.8
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Karijini ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Karijini Compares

Karijini vs the WA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricKarijiniWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,625 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $100 -WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,192 -WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 30 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -WA 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the WA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Karijini is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6751. It lies roughly 1075 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Ashburton.

According to the 2021 Census, Karijini has a population of 39 with a median age of 30. The median weekly household income is $1,625, below the WA average. The Indigenous population is 3 (7.7% of residents).

Housing in Karijini includes a median weekly rent of $100, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,192, with 20 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Rental properties account for 64.3% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Karijini scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Karijini is part of the West Pilbara statistical area in Western Australia.

Karijini Details

Postcode6751
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)39
Median Age30 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,625/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,156/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$100
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,192
Average Household Size1.7 persons
Area6344.8 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings20
Australian Citizens48.7%
Indigenous Population3 (7.7%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-22.5591185
Longitude118.4559953
Distance from Perth1075 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (North)
Area (SA3)West Pilbara
Local GovernmentAshburton
Federal ElectorateDurack

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (10.3%) 25–44 (46.2%) 45–64 (20.5%) 65+ (12.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years4 (10.3%)
25–44 years18 (46.2%)
45–64 years8 (20.5%)
65+ years5 (12.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (35.7%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (64.3%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle11 (57.9%)
2 vehicles3 (15.8%)
3+ vehicles5 (26.3%)

Suburbs Near Karijini

Wittenoom 34.6 km Juna Downs 37.3 km Mulga Downs 68.7 km Tom Price 69.5 km Mount Sheila 75.6 km Chichester 88.3 km Paraburdoo 103.9 km Rocklea 109.5 km Angelo River 112.9 km Jigalong 144.5 km Newman 144.5 km Hamersley Range 152.0 km

Same Postcode (6751)

Chichester Innawanga Juna Downs Mount Sheila Mulga Downs Nanutarra Rocklea Tom Price Wittenoom

More Karijini Data

Ashburton LGA 21 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 7,394 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Tom Price (69.9 km)

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.