4,880 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,543
- 2016: 4,909
- 2021: 4,880
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Warrigal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Warrigal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 4,880 people now calls Mount Warrigal home, and the community is becoming noticeably older. The typical resident is 42, which is older than the national figure. This trend is driven by a high number of seniors, who make up nearly a quarter of the local population.
4,880
▲ +7.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Warrigal — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mount Warrigal | 4,880 |
|---|---|
| 2528, NSW | 23,735 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mount Warrigal is larger than about 89% of similar areas, with a total population of 4,880 people.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 23.2% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Children under 15 account for 18.4%, a rate about the same as the national average.
23.2% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Warrigal splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. In terms of relationships, 45.9% of residents are married and 10.7% are in a de facto partnership.
7.3% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Warrigal, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Mount Warrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12812/mount-warrigal/topic/demographics-identity