Lake Carnegie Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote
6646
Postcode for Lake Carnegie, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 909 km from Perth · Pop. 12
12
Population
25
Median Age
$1,374
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
N/A/10
SEIFA Advantage
25871.5
Area (km²)

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

How Lake Carnegie Compares

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

MetricLake CarnegieWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,374 -WA $1,891 $1,836
Median age 25 43.0 45.0
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.

Lake Carnegie is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6646. It lies roughly 909 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Wiluna.

According to the 2021 Census, Lake Carnegie has a population of 12 with a median age of 25. The median weekly household income is $1,374, below the WA average.

Lake Carnegie is part of the Mid West statistical area in Western Australia.

Lake Carnegie Details

Postcode6646
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)12
Median Age25 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,374/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Average Household Size3.3 persons
Area25871.5 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens83.3%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
Latitude-26.2393342
Longitude122.5598994
Distance from Perth909 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (South)
Area (SA3)Mid West
Local GovernmentWiluna
Federal ElectorateDurack

Age Profile

0–14 (58.3%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (33.3%) 45–64 (41.7%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years7 (58.3%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years4 (33.3%)
45–64 years5 (41.7%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

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

Suburbs Near Lake Carnegie

Lake Wells 116.0 km Bandya 170.3 km Little Sandy Desert 173.6 km Northlands 184.2 km Agnew 184.2 km Northlands Po 184.2 km Cosmo Newbery 204.2 km Lake Darlot 225.7 km Wiluna 235.6 km Sir Samuel 247.7 km Leinster 262.1 km Laverton 265.8 km

Same Postcode (6646)

Little Sandy Desert Wiluna

More Lake Carnegie Data

Wiluna LGA 3 suburbs, 1 postcodes, 538 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Meekatharra (406.2 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.