156,903 ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 140,741
- 2016: 150,543
- 2021: 156,903
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warringah · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Warringah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 156,000 people now live in Warringah, making it one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is slightly older than the national figure and a 2-year increase since 2011.
156,903
▲ +11.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Warringah — higher than 88% of areas.
| Warringah | 156,903 |
|---|---|
| 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 grew by 11% between 2011 and 2021, adding about 16,162 people to the area.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Older than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 38 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.
Children under 15 make up 18.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas, while seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.1%.
17.1% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Warringah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.7% of the community, which is much lower than most areas. Over half the population is married, and the share of people in de facto relationships rose 2.5 points since 2011 to 11.3%.
0.7% ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Warringah, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 34%.
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/sa3/12203/warringah/topic/demographics-identity