Suburb in Ngaanyatjarraku

Warakurna, WA

Warakurna had a population of 185 at the 2021 Census (−30.9% since 2016). Median age 33.0. Median weekly household income $900. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Warakurna at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Warakurna's population shrank by 30.9% to 185, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 33.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.6%.

78.0% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 41 households.

The median household earns $900 a week, below the WA average of $1,815.

4.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 91.0% use a language other than English at home. 28.9% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Warakurna beside WA and Australia.

MeasureWarakurnaWAAustralia
Population1852,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−30.9%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age33.038.038.0
Households41964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting78.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$900$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$70$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,842$1,863
Born overseas4.5%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home91.0%19.6%23.6%
No religion28.9%46.7%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

−30.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2402011
  2. 2682016
  3. 1852021

Age

Median age 33.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Warakurna Western Australia
Share of people by age, Warakurna and Western Australia
0–913.0%
10–1919.5%
20–2910.3%
30–3920.0%
40–497.6%
50–5914.6%
60–699.7%
70–791.6%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Warakurna at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal90.9%
  2. English5.7%
  3. Australian3.4%
  4. Irish1.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages89.3%

Country of birth

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

Around Warakurna

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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