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The quick read on
Gap Ridge
WA 6714 · Karratha
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 175
- Postcode
- 6714
ABS 2021
Gap Ridge, Western Australia
Property market insights for Gap Ridge
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Gap Ridge WA
Crime and safety
Is Gap Ridge safe?
The overall rate for Gap Ridge is 16,312 offences per 100,000 residents — 81% above the Rest of WA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Gap Ridge.
Overall crime rate
16,312
offences per 100,000 residents
81% aboveRest of WA
Gap RidgeRest of WA: 9,006
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Gap Ridge?
Gap Ridge WA 6714 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.
175 people call Gap Ridge home, with an average of 4 people per household and a median household income of $1,375 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 175
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of WA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 150.0%Below
15–3434.3%Above
35–5450.3%Above
55–7417.1%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses0.0%Below
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home0.0%Below
Drove to work23.4%Below
Train, tram or bus31.3%Above
Walked or cycled4.7%Below
What stands out in Gap Ridge
0.0% of workers in Gap Ridge worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of WA.
2.3% of Gap Ridge residents were born in England, about half the rate across Rest of WA.
19.4% of people in Gap Ridge described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Gap Ridge
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Gap Ridge WA 6714.
Is Gap Ridge family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.0% of Gap Ridge's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
0 family households lived in Gap Ridge.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Gap Ridge?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Gap Ridge had 175 residents at the 2021 Census.
53.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
17.1% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Gap Ridge?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 0.0% of occupied private dwellings in Gap Ridge.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
How do people get to work in Gap Ridge?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
23.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
31.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
Who's moving to Gap Ridge, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
57.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 42.9% reported a different address.
16.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Gap Ridge?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
33.7% of residents used only English at home.
8.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Gap Ridge residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
16.0% of Gap Ridge's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 35.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Gap Ridge?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 13.7% of ancestry responses in Gap Ridge.
Australian ancestry made up 9.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Gap Ridge?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
4.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Managers accounted for 0.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Gap Ridge?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 37.1%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.
30.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 7.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Gap Ridge show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
30.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
1.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 2.3% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Gap Ridge?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
3.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 21.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Gap Ridge?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,375 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Gap Ridge
Is Gap Ridge good for families?
The Census counted 0 local families. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Gap Ridge?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Gap Ridge
23 streets in Gap Ridge
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Balmoral Rd
- Basalt
- Bayly Ave
- Baynton Dr
- Bayview Rd
- Bedrock
- Cook Cl
- Corringer Ave
- Dampier Rd
- Exploration Dr
- Iron
- Lilly Pde
- Macmahon
- Madigan Rd
- Millars Rd
- Norman Rd
- Oxide Loop
- Pindan Rd
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- Rankin Rd
- Resource Rd
- Rosemary Rd
- Rowell St
- Steel Ave
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