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Port Kembla - Warrawong vs Warilla
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.1 km apart · Port Kembla - Warrawong profile · Warilla profile
Port Kembla - Warrawong Warilla
Warilla and Port Kembla - Warrawong are neighbouring areas with very different cultural profiles. Port Kembla - Warrawong is far more diverse, with 28.2% of people born overseas and 29.2% using a language other than English at home, compared to 17.9% and 10.6% in Warilla. Warilla has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population and is more likely to have larger homes, with 77.4% having three or more bedrooms against 66.3% in Port Kembla - Warrawong. Residents in Warilla also have better walking access to health services and groceries.
Since 2011, the two areas have tracked similarly across many measures, though some gaps are shifting. While the difference in the share of people born overseas has remained steady, the gap in Year 12 completion has widened. Both areas are effectively alike in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,100 to $1,200. They also share very similar proportions of children under 15 and people aged 65 and over.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 9,749
- First area, 2021: 9,740
- Second area, 2011: 20,057
- Second area, 2016: 20,421
- Second area, 2021: 20,397
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 1.7% males, 2.6% females; 85+ in Warilla: 1.1% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 1.4% males, 2.1% females; 80–84 in Warilla: 1.5% males, 2.0% females
- 75–79 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Warilla: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Warilla: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Warilla: 2.6% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 3.4% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Warilla: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Warilla: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Warilla: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Warilla: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Warilla: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Warilla: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Warilla: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Warilla: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 20–24 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Warilla: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Warilla: 3.3% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Warilla: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Warilla: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Port Kembla - Warrawong: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Warilla: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $446
- First area, 2021: $551
- Second area, 2011: $390
- Second area, 2016: $487
- Second area, 2021: $587
- First area, 2016: $872
- First area, 2021: $1,108
- Second area, 2011: $837
- Second area, 2016: $989
- Second area, 2021: $1,191
- First area, 2016: $1,122
- First area, 2021: $1,466
- Second area, 2011: $1,023
- Second area, 2016: $1,223
- Second area, 2021: $1,484
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $240
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $215
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,820
- Second area, 2011: $1,700
- Second area, 2016: $1,647
- Second area, 2021: $1,820
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Port Kembla - Warrawong vs Warilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/107011546/port-kembla-warrawong/vs/107031143/warilla