Median house price
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WA · Karratha Council
Whim Creek, 6718
Est. population · Jun 2025
6
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+20.0%
Median age
52
Median income
$2,749/wk
Employment rate
100%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
In Karratha Council, Whim Creek keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with a community of people who commute and work locally. With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice.
There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
At a glance
Whim Creek snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
6
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
96th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
31st
percentile in WA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
6(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +20.0% over 5 years · 31th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +20.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +1
- Growth rank in WA
- 31th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~0), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 5
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $2,749
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 3
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 100%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 2,848
- Against the person
- 1,027
- Against property
- 1,184
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 474,666.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 96.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -52.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)584
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order272
- Drug Offences365
- Property Damage328
- Stealing333
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Roebourne Hospital (72.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 40° / 26°
- Rainfall
- 174 mm · ~22 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 35° / 21°
- Rainfall
- 98 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 46 mm · ~6 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 36° / 19°
- Rainfall
- 6 mm · ~1 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Durack
- Member of Parliament
- Melissa PRICE (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 119,942
- Turnout (2025)
- 78.3%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -5.5 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 60.1%Labor 39.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 108.0 km away).
Coalition 49.0%Labor 51.0%
11.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -3.6 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- RoebourneLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)72.3 km away
- WickhamLabor 44.6% · Coalition 55.4% TPP (2025)74.7 km away
- South HedlandLabor 59.4% · Coalition 40.6% TPP (2025)94.7 km away
- South Hedland EastLabor 54.6% · Coalition 45.4% TPP (2025)95.9 km away
- KarrathaLabor 47.9% · Coalition 52.1% TPP (2025)102.3 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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