Located in regional WA, Karratha is home to approximately 81 residents and covers an area of 0 square kilometres. Karratha currently has 44 rentals available in the area and surrounding suburbs. Karratha has experienced an annual rent growth rate of 0% over the past year and has a median monthly rental price of $280. The current expected population growth rate of Karratha is -54.24% with a median resident age of 39 years.
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Located in the Pilbara district, 1535 kilometres north of Perth, the townsite of Karratha derives its name from the pastoral station from which the land was resumed to create the townsite. It was gazetted in 1969, and was developed by the government to provide land for the community supporting the Pilbara iron ore industry established in the region in the 1960s.
The names suggested for this townsite were Tanga-tanga, Hearson, Dixon, Nickol and Karratha. Karratha was chosen by the Nomenclature Advisory Committee, and was approved by the Minister for Lands who approved in 1968. Karratha is an Aboriginal word meaning "good country" or "soft earth".
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