City profile · Australia · Oceania
Karratha
City population
17,013
#79
in Australia
#9
in Western Australia
#28,714
worldwide
-20.738, 116.846 · 3,535 km from Canberra
About Karratha
Karratha is a city in Western Australia, Australia with a population of 17,013. It is the 79th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Australia, and the 28,714th largest worldwide. It lies 3,535 km from Canberra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 11
Elevation
20 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Australia/Perth
Coordinates
-20.738, 116.846
Record updated
2026-06-25
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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