Living in Warwick

In Warwick, the median rent tenants pay is €729 a month (2021) and unemployment is 5.5% (2021).

Population density was 102.0 people per km² in 2025. The city covered 158.7 km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-078 sources

Population15,525people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01

Median gross salary (region)1,662EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent729.1EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate5.5%country median 4.5% — 22% aboveOfficial source · 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)

Recorded crime9,480incidents per 100,00031 Aug 2026Official source · LGA Reported Offences Rates

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Warwick?

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	6,753 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Main residence dwellings	6,109 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	265 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median monthly rent	729.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02²Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	729.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02²Official

Is Warwick a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–54%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%

Student20%strong on cost, weak on work · range 13–27%

Family38%strong on family, weak on cost · range 30–46%

Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Warwick?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (August 2021). Source: 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)²

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Warwick is 5.5%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Warwick 5.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	3,687 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Employment rate	50.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,117 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	618 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,662 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁸Official
Unemployment rate	5.5 %country median 4.5%	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)²Official

What does a salary buy in Warwick?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €729
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Warwick. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Warwick. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	3.83 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Safety

How safe is Warwick?

Police recorded about 9,480 incidents per 100,000 (2025-09/2026-08). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: LGA Reported Offences Rates¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,480 incidents per 100,000	31 Aug 2026	LGA Reported Offences Rates¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Warwick. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For humanitarian entrants.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

30°17°

28°15°

25°11°

21°7°

18°5°

18°3°

20°3°

24°7°

26°11°

28°14°

30°16°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 30.4 · Feb 29.6 · Mar 28 · Apr 25 · May 21.3 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 23.6 · Oct 26 · Nov 28.1 · Dec 29.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WARWICK⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 17.1 · Feb 17 · Mar 15.3 · Apr 11.4 · May 7 · Jun 5 · Jul 3.2 · Aug 3.3 · Sep 7.1 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 13.7 · Dec 15.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WARWICK⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 23.8 · Feb 23.3 · Mar 21.6 · Apr 18.2 · May 14.2 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 10.7 · Aug 11.7 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 18.4 · Nov 20.9 · Dec 22.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WARWICK⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 81.8 · Feb 69.1 · Mar 63.4 · Apr 26.2 · May 37.3 · Jun 32.6 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 31.9 · Oct 70.5 · Nov 75.6 · Dec 96.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WARWICK⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±6.5 °C, Downey (United States) ±7.3 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±8.2 °C, Leiria (Portugal) ±7.5 °C, Cascais (Portugal) ±7.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Warwick?

The published population was 15,525 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01²

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,340 is not 16% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	158.7 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.³Official
Foreign-resident share	16 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)²Official
Foreign residents	1,340 people	10 Aug 2021	Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.²Official
Population density	102 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official
Female residents	8,067 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Male residents	7,455 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Population	15,525 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01²Official

International community in Warwick

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	15,525	100.0%
Australia	13,034	84.0%
Country of birth not stated	1,159	7.5%
England	322	2.1%
New Zealand	233	1.5%
Philippines	167	1.1%
Born elsewhere(d)	109	0.7%
India	50	0.3%
South Africa	47	0.3%
Scotland	39	0.3%
Netherlands	34	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Korea, Republic of (South)	32	0.2%
United States of America	30	0.2%
Germany	29	0.2%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	27	0.2%
Taiwan	23	0.1%
Ireland	18	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	16	0.1%
Thailand	15	0.1%
Fiji	14	0.1%
Brazil	13	0.1%
Indonesia	11	0.1%
Canada	10	0.1%
Zimbabwe	10	0.1%
Malaysia	9	0.1%
Chile	7	0.0%
Sri Lanka	6	0.0%
Vietnam	6	0.0%
Wales	6	0.0%
Japan	5	0.0%
Poland	5	0.0%
Singapore	4	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	3	0.0%
Iran	3	0.0%
Italy	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	15,525	100.0%
Australia	13,034	84.0%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	1,340	8.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	15,525	100.0%
Australian citizen	13,942	89.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	8.63 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Households	6,109 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Labour force participation rate	53.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median age	44 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,222 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Alternatives for people set on Warwick

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Port Macquarie as a Warwick alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, region: €1,847 Port Macquarie vs €1,662 Warwick+11%
Unemployment: 4.8% Port Macquarie vs 5.5% Warwick−13%
Foreign residents: 19.1% Port Macquarie vs 16.0% Warwick+19%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Kempsey15,654 residents Bairnsdale15,684 residents Sale15,301 residents Port Hedland15,298 residents Ulverstone15,086 residents Port Lincoln16,307 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Warwick?

The published population was 15,525 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01.

How safe is Warwick?

What is the unemployment rate in Warwick?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (August 2021). Source: 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack).

What is the typical salary around Warwick?

The median gross salary is 1,662 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Warwick?

1,340 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality..

Is Warwick a good place to live?

Warwick may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Warwick?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,034 people (84.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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LGA Reported Offences Rates open-crime-data.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com · checked 2026-10-07
Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-08-10
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WARWICK WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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