1,519 ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,474
- 2016: 1,546
- 2021: 1,519
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wareemba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wareemba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,519 people in Wareemba are married, making it the most common relationship status for the area. This is a slightly older community than the state and national averages, with the typical resident being 43 years old.
1,519
▲ +3.1%
- 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 Wareemba — higher than 76% of areas.
| Wareemba | 1,519 |
|---|---|
| 2046, NSW | 27,288 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wareemba is larger than about 78% of similar areas. Its typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is fairly balanced, with children under 15 making up 18.2% of the population, matching state and national levels. Seniors aged 65 and over are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia.
19.9% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wareemba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.7% of the population, which is lower than most areas. People in de facto relationships are also a little less common here than across New South Wales.
0.7% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.0% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wareemba, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Wareemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14166/wareemba/topic/demographics-identity