9,225 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9,588
- 2016: 9,384
- 2021: 9,225
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warrumbungle Shire · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Warrumbungle Shire
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Warrumbungle Shire is 50 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This aging trend is clear across the region, as the population has shrank by 3.8% since 2011 while the number of seniors has grown significantly.
9,225
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Warrumbungle Shire — lower than 55% of areas.
| Warrumbungle Shire | 9,225 |
|---|---|
| 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 typical resident is now 50, which is 12 years older than the Australian average. The total population has fallen since 2011, losing about 363 people to reach a total of 9,225.
50 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Older than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 28.6% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This shift is linked to a decline in children under 15, who now make up 16.8% of the area.
28.6% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Warrumbungle Shire splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 10.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. In terms of relationships, 46.3% of residents are married, while 11.3% are in a de facto relationship.
10.7% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Warrumbungle Shire, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Warrumbungle Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18020/warrumbungle-shire/topic/demographics-identity