Warrnambool
36,255 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 121 km², 5 suburbs. Council website: warrnambool.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
36,255
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.0% in a year
Density
300/km²
121 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$600k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$156
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
10.9 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
6 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
5
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income
- $1,420/week
- Median rent
- $295/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,430/month
- Households renting
- 28.0%
- Average household
- 2.3 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 6 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 7 of 10
Council finances
From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.
- Average rates per property
- $2,162
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- -4.1%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 74%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
5 suburbs where Warrnambool holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrnambool | 31,308 | All | $625kDec 2025 | 3% / 60% | 4 |
| Dennington | 1,994 | 99% | $630kDec 2025 | 12% / 91% | 4 |
| Allansford | 1,410 | 82% | $524kDec 2025 | 0% / 99% | 5 |
| Bushfield | 596 | 87% | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Woodford (Vic.) | 436 | 95% | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Illowa | 304 | 9% | <1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Yangery | 113 | 50% | <1% / 100% | 6 |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 3 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $524k
- Median of suburb medians
- $625k
- Highest suburb median
- $630k
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Wannon · Dan TEHAN (LP)100%
State districts
- South-West Coast · Roma Britnell (LIB)100%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.