Karratha
Western Australia · West Pilbara · Western Australia - Outback (North)
This profile uses the ABS Karratha statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Karratha is a locality in the West Pilbara area of Western Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Karratha SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Karratha SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Karratha
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for WA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Karratha
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,253ICSEA918
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment830ICSEA992
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment683ICSEA930
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment594ICSEA1010
- Primary · Catholic · Years PP-6Enrolment339ICSEA1019
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment301ICSEA925
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment268ICSEA912
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment234ICSEA899
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All WA schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSYMCA Tambrey Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Karratha
- Meeting NQSOne Tree Millars Well Children's ServiceCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Karratha
- Meeting NQSMONTESSORI EARLY YEARS LEARNING AND CARE CENTRE KARRATHACentre-Based Care · 61 places · Pegs Creek
- Meeting NQSKarratha Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Baynton
- Meeting NQSOne Tree Bulgarra Children's ServiceCentre-Based Care · 43 places · Karratha
- Meeting NQSChild Campus - Baynton West PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Baynton
- Meeting NQSMillars Well Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Millars Well
- Meeting NQSChild Campus KarrathaCentre-Based Care · 31 places · Karratha
- Meeting NQSChild Campus KarrathaCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Bulgarra
- Meeting NQSPILBARA PREP OSHC CLUBCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Bulgarra
- Meeting NQSChild Campus Karratha Early Years Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 21 places · Pegs Creek
- Working Towards NQSPilbara Preparatory - BulgarraCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Bulgarra
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 26
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Karratha SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the gain come from?
+485Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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