35,406 ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32,029
- 2016: 33,655
- 2021: 35,406
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warrnambool · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Warrnambool
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Warrnambool sits around the middle of similar areas for most demographic markers, though it is noticeably older than the state and national average. The population has grown steadily, reaching 35,406 people in 2021. This growth is paired with a clear shift toward an older community, as the typical resident is now 42 years old.
35,406
▲ +10.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Warrnambool — higher than 69% of areas.
| Warrnambool | 35,406 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew 11% since 2011, adding about 3,377 people. This growth coincides with an ageing trend, as the typical resident is 42, which is 4 years older than the national figure and 4 years older than it was in 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.2% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This rise of 5.2 percentage points since 2011 helps explain why the area is older, while the share of children under 15 has fallen to 17.4%.
21.2% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Warrnambool splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.0% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships account for 11.8% of residents, a figure that rose 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
2.0% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Warrnambool, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Warrnambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26730/warrnambool/topic/demographics-identity