2,868 ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,736
- 2016: 2,934
- 2021: 2,868
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waroona · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waroona
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards an older population is the main story for Waroona, where the typical resident is now 48. This is far older than the national figure of 38. With 2,868 people, it is larger than about 84% of similar areas.
2,868
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Waroona — higher than 83% of areas.
| Waroona | 2,868 |
|---|---|
| 6215, WA | 4,234 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Waroona is 48, which is 10 years older than the average person in Western Australia and across the country.
48 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25.1% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 16.1%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.9%, slightly lower than the national average.
25.1% ▲ +54.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Waroona splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.6% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of the population, 49.3%, are married.
3.6% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waroona, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51536/waroona/topic/demographics-identity