Karratha market overview

Karratha supports a population of around 22,000 and is the service centre for the Pilbara's iron ore and LNG industries. Rio Tinto's Dampier port, Woodside's North West Shelf LNG operation, the Burrup industrial precinct and a deep workforce-accommodation market drive a unique resource-sector property investor pipeline with strong commercial and industrial deductions.

Tax Depreciation for Karratha property investors

An engineering-based TDA depreciation schedule identifies every deductible asset on your Karratha property under Division 43 Capital Works (the building shell, claimable at 2.5% p.a. for 40 years where construction commenced after 15 September 1987) and Division 40 Plant & Equipment (carpets, blinds, hot water systems, air conditioning, common-property assets, and more).

For residential property acquired after 9 May 2017, the s40-27 second-hand restriction limits Division 40 deductions to first-use assets - we model this explicitly. Capital works (Division 43) remain fully deductible regardless. Commercial property and qualifying short-stay accommodation businesses retain the full Division 40 deduction.

Sub-markets we cover

  • Karratha residential - Karratha, Nickol, Bulgarra, Pegs Creek
  • Coastal & port - Dampier, Wickham, Point Samson
  • Industrial & LNG - Burrup Peninsula, Gap Ridge industrial estate