2,227 ▼ -46.0%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4,126
- 2016: 1,586
- 2021: 2,227
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warracknabeal · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Warracknabeal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Warracknabeal is now 51, making the area far older than the national figure. This shift is part of a significant change in the town's makeup, as the population shrank by 46% since 2011 to reach 2,227 people.
2,227
▼ -46.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Warracknabeal — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has decreased sharply, losing about 1,899 people since 2011. This decline coincides with a rapid age shift, as the typical resident is now 17 years older than they were in 2011.
51 yrs ▲ +50.0%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 30.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This high number of older residents helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 15.5%, a figure lower than most areas.
30.1% ▲ +212.7%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 2.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian figure. People in de facto relationships make up 9.2% of the town, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
2.4% ▲ +133.7%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 44%, followed by Never married (32%) and Widowed (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/ucl/UCL215089/warracknabeal/topic/demographics-identity