Suburb in Yorke Peninsula

Warooka, SA

Warooka had a population of 360 at the 2021 Census (+3.4% since 2016). Median age 49.0. Median weekly household income $992. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Warooka at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Warooka's population grew by 3.4% to 360, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 49.0, it is older than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 8.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.4%.

21.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 51.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 150 households.

The median household earns $992 a week, below the SA average of $1,455. Renters pay a median $168 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $715 a month.

7.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 1.2% use a language other than English at home. 60.6% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Warooka beside SA and Australia.

MeasureWarookaSAAustralia
Population3601,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016+3.4%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age49.041.038.0
Households150691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting21.3%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright51.1%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$992$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week$168$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$715$1,500$1,863
Born overseas7.2%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home1.2%18.7%23.6%
No religion60.6%48.9%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

+3.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3602011
  2. 3482016
  3. 3602021

Age

Median age 49.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Warooka South Australia
Share of people by age, Warooka and South Australia
0–98.9%
10–1913.3%
20–2910.6%
30–397.5%
40–4910.3%
50–5914.7%
60–6917.5%
70–7910.0%
80+6.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Warooka at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian51.1%
  2. English47.1%
  3. Scottish11.4%
  4. Irish9.0%
  5. German6.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.8%

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

Around Warooka

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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