Suburb in Shellharbour

Mount Warrigal, NSW

Mount Warrigal had a population of 4,880 at the 2021 Census (−0.6% since 2016). Median age 42.5. Median weekly household income $1,377. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Warrigal at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Illawarra

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Warrigal's population shrank by 0.6% to 4,880, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 42.5, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 12.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.0%.

26.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 42.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.8% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,784 households.

The median household earns $1,377 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $403 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,918 a month.

19.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 12.4% use a language other than English at home. 38.1% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Warrigal beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMount WarrigalNSWAustralia
Population4,8808,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.6%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age42.538.438.2
Households1,7842,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.8%21.8%14.3%
Renting26.1%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright42.9%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,377$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$403$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,918$2,142$1,866
Born overseas19.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home12.4%28.2%23.6%
No religion38.1%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−0.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,7612011
  2. 4,9092016
  3. 4,8802021

Age

Median age 42.5, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Mount Warrigal New South Wales
Share of people by age, Mount Warrigal and New South Wales
0–912.1%
10–1912.0%
20–2912.2%
30–3910.7%
40–4911.7%
50–5912.0%
60–6912.6%
70–7911.4%
80+5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Warrigal at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English38.7%
  2. Australian38.7%
  3. Irish9.2%
  4. Scottish8.2%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Macedonian2.0%
  2. Turkish1.5%
  3. Spanish1.2%
  4. Greek1.0%
  5. Italian0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.0%
  2. New Zealand1.6%
  3. North Macedonia1.2%
  4. Germany1.1%
  5. Italy1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Mount Warrigal

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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