Western Australia · Postcode 6714

Sherlock postcode and suburb data

Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 1243 km from Perth

Very Remote
$1,375
Household income/wk
78
Median age

Suburb snapshot

Sherlock at a glance vs WA

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

6714 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Karratha Council area 27 suburbs, 4 postcodes
78 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,375/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars

Benchmarks against WA

Household income
$1,375/wk
27% below WA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Median age
78 years
35.0 years older than WA average
Resident median age

Sherlock is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6714. It lies roughly 1243 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Karratha.

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

Sherlock details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode6714
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Median Age78 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,375/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Average Household Size2 persons
Area6050.8 km²
Latitude-20.8986196
Longitude117.7416713
Distance from Perth1243 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (North)
Area (SA3)West Pilbara
Local GovernmentKarratha
Federal ElectorateDurack
State ElectoratePilbara (Mining and Pastoral)
Time ZoneAWST (UTC+8), Australia/Perth (standard time)

Suburbs Near Sherlock

Whim Creek 10.3 km Balla Balla 23.4 km Mundabullangana 53.6 km Roebourne 58.9 km Cossack 62.7 km Point Samson 65.5 km Wickham 66.7 km Cooya Pooya 68.6 km Antonymyre 72.8 km Indee 75.7 km Mount Anketell 77.3 km Cleaverville 81.7 km

Same Postcode (6714)

Antonymyre Balla Balla Baynton Bulgarra Burrup Cleaverville Cooya Pooya Gap Ridge Gnoorea Karratha Karratha Industrial Estate Maitland Mardie Millars Well Mount Anketell Mulataga Nickol Pegs Creek Stove Hill

More Sherlock Data

Karratha LGA 27 suburbs, 4 postcodes, 22,209 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Karratha (94.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Karratha LGA

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.