Karawara
WA 6152 · South Perth
1,842 (2021) → 2,004 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Karawara is a high growth suburb in South Perth, WA 6152, about 7km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Karawara are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 80/100, and is about 12km inland. Karawara has an overall score of 84/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 69/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Malaysia (5.97%), England (3.09%), India (2.77%), China (2.71%), Indonesia (2.55%)
Top languages: Mandarin (7.44%), Cantonese (2.66%), Indonesian (2.5%), Vietnamese (1.52%), Urdu (1.25%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1079 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Curtin Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.7kmICSEA 1016
- Alta-1 College - Como CampusSecondary · Independent · 1.1km
- Como Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 1074
- Canning CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.5km
- Clontarf Aboriginal CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 723
- Penrhos CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.6kmICSEA 1143
- Manning Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1122
- St Pius X Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1138
- Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1071
- Como Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 1155
- Aquinas CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 1114
- Millen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1076
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Karawara
Is Karawara safe?
Karawara has a residential safety score of 69/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,424 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Karawara from Perth CBD?
Karawara is about 6.8 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 32 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Karawara?
Karawara has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Karawara?
Karawara has a transport score of 80/100 and 22 bus stops.