35,743 ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 29,944
- 2016: 34,021
- 2021: 35,743
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warrnambool · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Warrnambool
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Warrnambool, where 21.2% of people are aged 65 or over. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%. The population has grown by 19% since 2011 to reach 35,743 people.
35,743
▲ +19.4%
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Warrnambool — higher than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Warrnambool is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This typical age has risen by two years since 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Older than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 40 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 make up 21.2% of the population, a figure that rose 4.3 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 fell to 17.5%, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
21.2% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 2.0% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (45.7%) or have never been married (35.4%).
2.0% ▲ +81.2%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 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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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/sua/2021/warrnambool/topic/demographics-identity