Karloning Postcode

Western Australia

Remote Top 10% SEIFA Above WA income

6479

Postcode for Karloning, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 265 km from Perth · Pop. 34

Population

Median Age

$2,250

Household Income/wk

$192

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

213.8

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 Karloning ranks: household income is in the top 25% of WA suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Karloning Compares

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

Metric	Karloning	WA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,250 +WA	$1,891	$1,836
Rent/wk	$192 -WA	$355	$390
Median age	54	43.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +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.

Karloning is a remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6479. It lies roughly 265 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Mukinbudin.

According to the 2021 Census, Karloning has a population of 34 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the WA average.

Housing in Karloning includes a median weekly rent of $192, 15 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the WA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Karloning scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Karloning is part of the Wheat Belt - North statistical area in Western Australia.

Karloning Details

Postcode	6479
State	Western Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	34
Median Age	54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,312/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$192
Average Household Size	2.3 persons
Area	213.8 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	15
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-30.6068326
Longitude	118.1658419
Distance from Perth	265 km
Region (SA4)	Western Australia - Wheat Belt
Area (SA3)	Wheat Belt - North
Local Government	Mukinbudin
Federal Electorate	Durack

Age Profile

26.5%

11.8%

38.2%

29.4%

0–14 (26.5%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (11.8%) 45–64 (38.2%) 65+ (29.4%)

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0–14 years	9 (26.5%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	4 (11.8%)
45–64 years	13 (38.2%)
65+ years	10 (29.4%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma	8 (23.5%)
Diabetes	4 (11.8%)
Arthritis	3 (8.8%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	8 (53.3%)
3+ vehicles	7 (46.7%)

Suburbs Near Karloning

Bonnie Rock 12.5 km Wialki 17.9 km Wattoning 18.2 km Welbungin 29.2 km Barbalin 31.0 km Wilgoyne 32.2 km Beacon 33.0 km Mukinbudin 34.7 km North Wialki 36.2 km Bencubbin 37.2 km Lake Brown 41.4 km Elachbutting 42.1 km

Same Postcode (6479)

Barbalin Bonnie Rock Dandanning Elachbutting Lake Brown Mangowine Mukinbudin Wattoning Wilgoyne

More Karloning Data

Mukinbudin LGA 9 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 558 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Northam (183.6 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Mukinbudin LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.