185 ▼ -61.6%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 482
- 2016: 411
- 2021: 185
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warakurna · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Warakurna
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than eight in ten people in Warakurna identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This young community has a typical resident aged 33, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. The population has shrank significantly since 2011, falling from 482 to 185 people.
185
▼ -61.6%
- 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 Warakurna — lower than 91% of areas.
| Warakurna | 185 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 185 is among the smallest for areas at this level. The typical resident is 33, which is 5 years younger than the usual age for people in Western Australia or across the country.
33 yrs ▼ -5.7%
Younger than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 22.2% of the population, well above the Australian figure of 18.2%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are far fewer here at 3.8%, which is 13 points below the national average.
3.8% ▼ -69.1%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.2% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Warakurna, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 85.4% of the community, far above the 3.2% seen across Australia. No one here is in a de facto relationship, a figure far below the 11.5% national average.
85.4% ▲ +3309.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 85.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Warakurna splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Widowed at 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 Warakurna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522063/warakurna/topic/demographics-identity