Warilla NSW 2528
4,068 addresses · 84 streets
Whitlam Electorate › Shellharbour LGA › Warilla · 83 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Warilla is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,226 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $987 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Warilla statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Warilla itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
5 supermarkets
2 Catholic churches
2 pharmacies
4 doctors & medical clinics
1 optometrist
1 vet
1 childcare centre
4 gyms & sports centres
2 bakeries
2 hardware stores
3 hairdressers
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Oak Flats, 4.2 km south-west · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 6.4 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 9.9% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 7.4% · Labour-force participation 43.1%
Population by age in Warilla
| 0-4 | 318 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 721 |
| 15-19 | 373 |
| 20-24 | 361 |
| 25-34 | 642 |
| 35-44 | 630 |
| 45-54 | 779 |
| 55-64 | 864 |
| 65-74 | 736 |
| 75-84 | 593 |
| 85+ | 205 |
Dwelling types in Warilla
| House | 1,773 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 346 |
| Apartment | 153 |
| Other | 229 |
Households by weekly income in Warilla
| <$650 | 701 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 812 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 561 |
| $3,000+ | 209 |
Top ancestries in Warilla
| Australian | 2,403 |
|---|---|
| English | 2,306 |
| Ancestry NS | 554 |
| Scottish | 516 |
| Irish | 510 |
| Aboriginal | 479 |
Housing tenure in Warilla
| Owned | 869 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 533 |
| Rented | 1,010 |
| Other | 38 |
Cars per household in Warilla
| 0 | 295 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,082 |
| 2 | 732 |
| 3 | 206 |
| 4+ | 131 |
Commute to work in Warilla
| Car | 1,317 |
|---|---|
| Train | 4 |
| Bus | 23 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 42 |
| Bicycle | 6 |
| Home | 261 |
Top countries of birth in Warilla
| England | 279 |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 68 |
| New Zealand | 59 |
| Philippines | 50 |
| Germany | 49 |
| North Macedonia | 42 |
Languages used at home in Warilla
| Spanish | 83 |
|---|---|
| Macedonian | 52 |
| Turkish | 38 |
| Serbian | 36 |
| Arabic | 26 |
| Italian | 24 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
50,517 bird observations recorded near Warilla — most often seen:
- Silver Gull (3,746)
- Australian Pelican (3,305)
- Australian Magpie (2,452)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,382)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,321)
- Australian Raven (2,179)
- Magpie-lark (2,138)
- Willie Wagtail (2,031)
- White-faced Heron (1,902)
- Australian White Ibis (1,850)
- Common Myna (1,800)
- Masked Lapwing (1,762)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,635)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Warilla
- Little Black Cormorant (1,549)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,547)
- Red Wattlebird (1,540)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,513)
- Welcome Swallow (1,469)
- Black Swan (1,280)
- Great Cormorant (1,258)
- Sooty Oystercatcher (1,246)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,245)
- Crested Tern (1,236)
- Little Wattlebird (1,104)
- Crested Pigeon (1,089)
- Great Egret (1,043)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (998)
- House Sparrow (977)
- Pied Cormorant (970)
- Chestnut Teal (950)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Warilla:
- Lake Illawarra (1 km)
- Barrack Heights (1.3 km)
- Barrack Point (1.4 km)
- Mount Warrigal (1.6 km)
- Shellharbour City Centre (2.5 km)
- Windang (2.8 km)
- Shellharbour (2.9 km)
- Blackbutt (3.1 km)
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Streets
- Anne Street (55)
- Antrim Avenue (126)
- Arcadia Street (76)
- Barnes Street (65)
- Belfast Avenue (39)
- Bellevue Avenue (10)
- Benaud Crescent (79)
- Beverley Avenue (79)
- Booth Street (30)
- Bradman Avenue (165)
- Brian Avenue (27)
- Brookfield Avenue (15)
- Bucknell Street (6)
- Burge Place (14)
- Carinmoney Avenue (22)
- Churchill Circuit (1)
- Davidson Street (43)
- Eighth Avenue (12)
- Eleventh Avenue (16)
- Fifteenth Avenue (14)
- Fifth Avenue (8)
- First Avenue (43)
- Fleetwood Crescent (45)
- Fourteenth Avenue (15)
- Fourth Avenue (5)
- George Street (174)
- Gregory Street (24)
- Grimmett Street (25)
- Grout Street (9)
- Harvey Street (22)
- Hassett Street (6)
- Helen Street (67)
- Hill Street (8)
- Jackson Street (6)
- Jarman Place (14)
- Joan Avenue (27)
- Johnston Street (28)
- King Street (75)
- Kippax Street (43)
- Lake Entrance Road (125)
- Leawarra Avenue (23)
- Lindwall Street (53)
- Little Lake Crescent (156)
- Mackay Street (10)
- Martin Street (23)
- Mccabe Street (48)
- Mccool Street (18)
- Morris Place (7)
- Ninth Avenue (9)
- O'neill Street (25)
- O'reilly Street (63)
- Oldfield Street (34)
- Osborne Parade (528)
- Pleasant Avenue (42)
- Ponsford Street (36)
- Queen Street (2)
- Second Avenue N (18)
- Second Avenue S (18)
- Seventh Avenue (7)
- Shellharbour Road (282)
- Sixteenth Avenue (5)
- Sixth Avenue (8)
- Sparta Street (62)
- Spofforth Street (27)
- Stephanie Avenue (77)
- Susan Avenue (25)
- Tallon Street (4)
- Tenth Avenue (13)
- Terry Avenue (82)
- The Entrance (6)
- The Kingsway (61)
- Third Avenue (108)
- Thirteenth Avenue (20)
- Toshack Street (28)
- Trumper Street (56)
- Twelfth Avenue (25)
- Ulster Avenue (79)
- Veronica Street (101)
- Wall Street (18)
- Walters Street (28)
- William Avenue (63)
- Woodford Avenue (73)
- Woodfull Street (31)
- Woolworths Avenue (3)
