4,234 ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3,582
- 2016: 4,148
- 2021: 4,234
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waroona · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Waroona
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Waroona is 48, making the area far older than both Western Australia and the national figure. This aging trend is clear, with the typical age climbing 6 years since 2011. The community now has a much larger proportion of seniors than most similar places.
4,234
▲ +18.2%
- 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 Waroona — lower than 69% of areas.
| Waroona | 4,234 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 18% since 2011 to reach 4,234 people. This is smaller than about 67% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 24.4% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. This rise in older residents is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 16.4% of the area.
24.4% ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Waroona splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.8% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Nearly half of the population is married, and those in de facto relationships rose slightly to 12.7%.
3.8% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waroona, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58820/waroona/topic/demographics-identity