Karloo, Western Australia

Coordinates: 28°48′22″S 114°38′02″E / 28.806°S 114.634°E / -28.806; 114.634

Karloo is a locality southeast of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.

The locality was gazetted in 1979.

Geography

Karloo is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Geraldton's central business district, extending southeast from the suburb of Rangeway. Much of Karloo is still in its native state, and the route of the proposed Geraldton Southern Transport Corridor passes through the locality.

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Karloo had a population of 641. The median age of Karloo residents was 24 - significantly higher than the regional average of 35 - and median incomes were below-average for the region — $316 per week compared with $461 per week. 32.1% of the population were identified as Aboriginal, while 4.4% identified as Malay.

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2001 census were Roman Catholic, no religion, Anglican and Islam.