432 ▲ +108.7%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 207
- 2016: 301
- 2021: 432
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warruwi · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Warruwi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 90.5% of the people in Warruwi identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure. This is a very young community where the typical resident is only 25, and the population has more than doubled since 2011 to reach 432 people.
432
▲ +108.7%
- 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 Warruwi — lower than 71% of areas.
| Warruwi | 432 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 25, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. The population grew 109% since 2011, adding about 225 people.
25 yrs ▼ -10.7%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 26.6% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are far below the national figure at just 5.3%.
5.3% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.6% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 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.
Indigenous identity is very high here, though the 90.5% share fell slightly since 2011. Most people are married (56.3%), while those in de facto relationships are far below the Northern Territory average at 2.4%.
90.5% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 94.1%
- 2016: 91.4%
- 2021: 90.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
2.4% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 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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Cite this page
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/ucl/UCL722036/warruwi/topic/demographics-identity