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Wickham

WA 6720 · Karratha

2,022 (2021)2,112 est. (2025) · Stable

15
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

2,022
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
5
Safety score
14
Transport score

Wickham is a stable suburb in Karratha, WA 6720, about 1260km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Wickham are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 14/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Wickham has an overall score of 15/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.

1260.3 km
To Perth CBD
2.9 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)
1161.0 km
To nearest station

Demographics

2,022
Population
31
Median age
2.9
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$3,358
vs NSW median+81.5%
Bachelor degree or higher14.6%
Born in Australia67.4%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse382 / 0 / 133

Top countries of birth: New Zealand (4.2%), Philippines (2.03%), England (1.43%), South Africa (0.94%), Thailand (0.89%)

Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (1.63%), Thai (0.79%), Tagalog (0.74%), Afrikaans (0.64%), Spanish (0.49%)

Source: ABS Census 2021

Residential Safety

5
Residential

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.

Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.

Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:

92
Break & enter dwelling4,550/100k
92
Steal from dwelling4,550/100k
43
Motor vehicle theft2,127/100k
327
Domestic assault16,172/100k
14
Robbery692/100k

Residential incidents over time

Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 1,704 (all categories, latest year)84,294 per 100,000 residents2-yr5-yr

These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.

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

1
Within 10km1 in suburb
1
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 907 (below the national average of 1000).

In suburb

  • Wickham Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 907

Source: ACARA 2023

Transport

14
2Bus
CBD commute (est.)Data not available
Nearest train stationKoolyanobbing Stn Transwa Koolyanobbing (1161.0 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

36.5°C
Summer max
27.0°C
Winter max
300mm
Rainfall/yr
9.5h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

11 in suburbSupermarkets
00 in suburbCafes/Rest.
66 in suburbParks
22 in suburbPlaygrounds
11 in suburbPools
11 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
00 in suburbPharmacies
22 in suburbChildcare
11 in suburbLibraries
1010 in suburbSports fields
0Vets
Nearest beachSettlers Beach (5.1 km)
Nearest hospitalKalbarri Health Centre (842.7 km)
Nearest vet401.2 km
Nearest airportKarratha (38.8 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

Population & Growth

Stable
Annual growth rate1.09%
Projected population 20412,167
Projected households 2041Data not available

Source: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI

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Frequently asked questions about Wickham

Is Wickham safe?

Wickham has a residential safety score of 5/100, 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 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.

How far is Wickham from Perth CBD?

Wickham is about 1260.3 km from Perth CBD.

What schools are in Wickham?

Wickham has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 907 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.

What is public transport like in Wickham?

Wickham has a transport score of 14/100 and 2 bus stops.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.