Warrawee, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Warrawee is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1178, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Warrawee at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,170
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $3,388
- SEIFA score
- 1178
- Coordinates
- -33.7261, 151.1214
Warrawee demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Warrawee using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 19% of homes are rented, and 41% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 575 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 477 | 15% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 657 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 907 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 550 | 17% |
Share of the 3,166 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 423 | 40% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 408 | 39% |
| Rented | 197 | 19% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 675 | 64% |
| Townhouses & semis | 50 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 323 | 31% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,052 occupied private dwellings in Warrawee.
- Median weekly rent
- $650
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,500
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,846
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,153
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,272 (41%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 926 (30%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 19 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,102 (88%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Employed full-time
- 943
- Employed part-time
- 479
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Warrawee
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Warrawee is January (average daytime high around 28.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.8°C). The area receives roughly 854 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4°C | 18.6°C | 85 mm |
| Feb | 27.1°C | 18.1°C | 92 mm |
| Mar | 25.4°C | 16.9°C | 139 mm |
| Apr | 22.9°C | 13.6°C | 72 mm |
| May | 19.7°C | 10°C | 37 mm |
| Jun | 16.7°C | 8°C | 57 mm |
| Jul | 16.8°C | 7.1°C | 56 mm |
| Aug | 17.9°C | 7.6°C | 52 mm |
| Sep | 20.9°C | 9.8°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 23.7°C | 12.6°C | 77 mm |
| Nov | 25.2°C | 14.7°C | 73 mm |
| Dec | 27.5°C | 16.9°C | 70 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Warrawee
Where is Warrawee?
Warrawee is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Warrawee?
At the 2021 Census, Warrawee had a population of about 3,170.
Is Warrawee an advantaged area?
Warrawee has an ABS SEIFA score of 1178, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Warrawee?
Warrawee has average daytime highs of about 22.7°C and overnight lows of about 12.8°C, with roughly 854 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Where Warrawee ranks
Warrawee appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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