2,359 ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,745
- 2016: 2,438
- 2021: 2,359
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warracknabeal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Warracknabeal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 30% of the population are seniors in Warracknabeal, making it a much older community than the rest of the state. The typical resident is 50, which is 12 years older than the national figure. This age gap is a defining feature of the area's identity.
2,359
▼ -14.1%
- 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 Warracknabeal — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Warracknabeal has a total population of 2,359 people, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 29.4% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This contributes to a smaller proportion of children under 15, who make up 15.6% of the area.
29.4% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Warracknabeal splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.9% of the population, which is much lower than in most other areas.
2.3% ▲ +99.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.9% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Warracknabeal, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Warracknabeal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22697/warracknabeal/topic/demographics-identity