511 ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 840
- 2016: 720
- 2021: 511
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warburton · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Warburton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive 81 percentage point gap separates Warburton from the state and national averages for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity. This community is remarkably young, with a typical resident aged just 28. The population has shrank by 39% since 2011, leaving 511 people in the area.
511
▼ -39.2%
- 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 Warburton — lower than 66% of areas.
| Warburton | 511 |
|---|---|
| 6431, WA | 935 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 28, which is far younger than the state and national figure of 38. This reflects a sharp trend, as the typical resident is 19 years younger than they were in 2011.
28 yrs ▼ -40.4%
Younger than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 28 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 20.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are very rare at 2.2%, a figure far below the rest of Australia and a drop of 19 points since 2011.
2.2% ▼ -89.9%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Warburton, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 84.3% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas. Only 3.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure well below the national average.
84.3% ▲ +426.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.9% ▼ -70.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Warburton splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (40%), with Widowed at 6%.
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 Warburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521049/warburton/topic/demographics-identity