150,819 ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 170,696
- 2016: 147,333
- 2021: 150,819
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warringah · Federal Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Warringah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Warringah is now 40, which is older than most people in similar areas. This age increase is a major shift for the region, as the population has grown significantly older since 2011 while the total number of people shrank by 12%.
150,819
▼ -11.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 0 areas
- 9–14: 2 areas
- 14–21: 1 area
- 21–33: 0 areas
- 33–51: 1 area
- 51–79: 0 areas
- 79–122: 1 area
- 122–189: 1 area
- 189–293: 0 areas
- 293–453: 0 areas
- 453–702: 2 areas
- 702–1,086: 0 areas
- 1,086–1,681: 1 area
- 1,681–2,602: 0 areas
- 2,602–4,028: 2 areas
- 4,028–6,235: 0 areas
- 6,235–9,652: 2 areas
- 9,652–14,940: 2 areas
- 14,940–23,126: 0 areas
- 23,126–35,796: 0 areas
- 35,796–55,409: 0 areas
- 55,409–85,768: 0 areas
- 85,768–132,761: 7 areas
- 132,761–205,501: 144 areas
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Warringah — lower than 73% of areas.
| Warringah | 150,819 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population fell by about 19,877 people since 2011, leaving 150,819 residents. The typical person here is 40, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
40 yrs ▲ +21.2%
Older than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Both children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over have seen their shares of the population rise by over 8 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 17.9% of residents are children and 16.5% are seniors, figures that are about the same as the national average.
16.5% ▲ +109.5%
Lower than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▲ +97.6%
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Warringah splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 13.8%, which is well above the state figure of 10.6%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is much lower than most areas at 0.5%.
0.5% ▼ -61.5%
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Warringah, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Warringah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED143/warringah/topic/demographics-identity