31,308 ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28,413
- 2016: 29,661
- 2021: 31,308
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warrnambool · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Warrnambool
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 31,308 makes Warrnambool one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. The community is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical resident aged 42. This shift towards an older population is most clear among the seniors, who make up a much larger share of the area than in most other places.
31,308
▲ +10.2%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Warrnambool — higher than 92% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 42, which is noticeably older than the same figure for Victoria and Australia, both at 38.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 account for 17% of residents, a figure slightly below the national average.
22.0% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Warrnambool splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.7% of the area, consistent with the state and national figures.
2.0% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 45%, 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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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/sal/SAL22710/warrnambool/topic/demographics-identity