as of the 2016 census, 2,438 people resided in warracknabeal. the median age of persons in warracknabeal was 50 years. children aged 0-14 years made up 16% of the population. people over the age of 65 years made up 27.8 percent of the population. there are slightly more females than males with 50.2% of the population female and 49.8% male. the average household size is 2.1 persons per household. the average number of children per family for families with children is 1.9.