Planning began in 2000 for a commercial development in the area north of Sparks Road and east of the railway, termed Warnervale Town Centre.

[3] In the 2011 census, Woongarrah recorded a population of 4,507 people, 51.8% female and 48.2% male with 2.7% being Indigenous Australian.

88.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Maltese, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% German, 0.3% Tongan and 0.3% Spanish.

[4] In the 2016 census, Woongarrah recorded a population of 5,226 people, 51.8% female and 48.2% male with 4.1% being Indigenous Australian.

88.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Spanish, 0.5% Maltese, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Vietnamese and 0.3% Tongan.

88.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% Malayalam, 0.5% Korean, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Italian and 0.3% Maltese.