Warkworth · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Warkworth

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Noticeably younger residents define Warkworth, where the typical person is just 33 years old. This is six years younger than the New South Wales average, reflecting a small population dominated by families and working-age adults.

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📍 Warkworth, Suburb / Locality

Where Warkworth sits — Total population

42
  • 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 Warkworth — lower than 76% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Warkworth42
2330, NSW 21,445
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Warkworth is a sparsely populated area with only 42 people, making it smaller than about 75% of similar areas.

42

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 49
  • 2021: 42

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

33 yrs

Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34 yrs
  • 2021: 33 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The area is heavily skewed towards younger people, with children under 15 making up 26.2% of the population—well above the national figure of 18.2%. Conversely, there are no residents aged 65 and over, which is far below the New South Wales average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

26.2%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Warkworth, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Children (0–14) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. De facto relationships are a little more common here than elsewhere, at 13.3%.

13.3%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Warkworth splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (45%), with Separated at 9%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 5 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 3 females

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 Warkworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14170/warkworth/topic/demographics-identity