Kalbarri Suburb Profile

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Kalbarri is a coastal resort and fishing town, 589 km north north west of Perth. It is located at the mouth of the Murchison River, the area becoming popular in the late 1940s as a tourist and fishing resort. In 1948 the government decided to declare a townsite here, and following the survey of lots the townsite was gazetted in 1951.

The name of Kalbarri was chosen from a list of Aboriginal words compiled by Daisy Bates in 1913. It is a man's name from a Murchison tribe, and also the name of an edible seed. The Aboriginal name for the area of Kalbarri has been recorded as "Wurdimarlu".

Kalbarri facts

KEY FACTS

Postcode 6536
Local Government Northampton
Primary schools Kalbarri District High School, Binnu Primary School, St Mary's School, Northampton District High School, Chapman Valley Primary School, Yuna Primary School, Leaning Tree Steiner School, Waggrakine Primary School, Meekatharra School Of The Air, Bluff Point Primary School
Secondary schools Kalbarri District High School, Northampton District High School, Leaning Tree Steiner School, Strathalbyn Christian College, Geraldton Grammar School, Geraldton Flexible Learning Centre, Nagle Catholic College, Holland Street School, Geraldton Senior High School, Champion Bay Senior High School
 

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Kalbarri by age

Kalbarri households

 
2016 Census Summary Kalbarri Regional WA
Population - usually resident 1,557 524,167
Median age of residents (years) 51 39
Average household size (persons) 2.00 3.00
Number of occupied dwellings * 622 176,495
Number of unoccupied dwellings 324 47,139
Median weekly household income $902 $1,415
Median monthly mortgage repayment $1,628 $1,700
Total private dwellings 939 223,635
Area (sqkm) 139 2,520,230
* Excludes visitor only households