432 ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 423
- 2016: 389
- 2021: 432
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warruwi · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Warruwi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over nine in ten people in Warruwi identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, making it a community with a very high Indigenous population. This is a strikingly young area where the typical resident is only 25 years old, far younger than the national figure of 38.
432
▲ +2.1%
- 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 Warruwi — higher than 63% of areas.
| Warruwi | 432 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 432 residents, Warruwi is larger than about 66% of similar areas. The typical resident is 25, which is far younger than the Northern Territory average of 33.
25 yrs ▲ +47.1%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 25 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is heavily weighted toward youth, with children under 15 making up 26.6% of residents, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 5.3%, which is far below the Australian average of 17.2%.
5.3% ▲ +151.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.6% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Warruwi splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Youth (15–24) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
An overwhelming 90.5% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the Northern Territory's 26.3%. Most residents are married (56.3%), while those in de facto relationships make up just 2.4%, which is well below the national figure.
90.5% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.3%
- 2016: 93.3%
- 2021: 90.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
2.4% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Warruwi, Married is the majority at 58%; Never 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Warruwi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70281/warruwi/topic/demographics-identity