457 ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 297
- 2016: 366
- 2021: 457
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warmun · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Warmun
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Warmun is just 26 years old, making this one of the youngest places in the region. With a population of 457 people, the area is shaped by a very young age profile and a strong Indigenous identity.
457
▲ +53.9%
- 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 Warmun — higher than 63% of areas.
| Warmun | 457 |
|---|---|
| 6743, WA | 6,455 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 26, which is far younger than the national figure of 38.
26 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 26 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 24.9% of the population, well above the 18.2% national average. This explains why the area is so young, as seniors aged 65 and over make up only 7.2% of residents.
7.2% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.9% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Warmun, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 89.5% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half of the population have never been married.
89.5% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.9%
- 2016: 85.5%
- 2021: 89.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.7% ▼ -64.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Warmun, Never married is the majority at 50%; Married is next at 37%.
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 Warmun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51533/warmun/topic/demographics-identity