Karloo, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Karloo
city = Geraldton
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Geraldton-Greenough
postcode = 6530
pop = 695 (2001 census)
area = 2.4
est =
stategov = Geraldton
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 5 | dir1 = SE
location1= Geraldton
near-nw = Rangeway
near-n = Utakarra
near-ne = Utakarra
near-w = Mount Tarcoola
near-e = Narngulu
near-sw = Wandina
near-s = Rudds Gully
near-se = Narngulucoord|-28.806|114.634|type:city(641)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Karloo is a locality southeast of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Geraldton-Greenough.

The locality was gazetted in 1979. [Gazette WA | title = Naming of Localities - Shire of Greenough | file = 3231/71 | page = 1979:431 | date = 16 February 1979]

Geography

Karloo is located convert|5|km|mi|1|lk=on 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.Streetsmart WA|maps=Maps G3, G5]

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Karloo had a population of 641.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC54281|name=Karloo (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-06-27|
] 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.

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