2,550 ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2,758
- 2016: 2,732
- 2021: 2,550
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warren · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Warren
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population and an ageing community have shaped Warren since 2011. The area has lost about 208 people over the last decade, and the typical resident is now 45 years old. This makes the community noticeably older than the state and national figures.
2,550
▼ -7.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Warren — lower than 76% of areas.
| Warren | 2,550 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population has fallen by 7.5% since 2011 to 2,550 people. Residents are generally older than those in most similar areas, with the typical age rising by 3 years since the last census.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. While children under 15 account for 19.3% of the community, this is a little above the state average.
23.3% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Warren splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 15.4% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is far above the national figure of 3.2% and has risen by 2.1 points since 2011.
15.4% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Warren, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) and Widowed (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 Warren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17950/warren/topic/demographics-identity