City profile
Warrnambool is a regional city on Victoria's south-west coast. The council area takes in the city itself and the nearby settlements of Allansford, Dennington, Bushfield, Woodford and Yangery.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
The area at a glance
- Population (ERP, 30 June 2025)
- 36,255ABS Estimated Resident Population (preliminary). The council's draft Warrnambool Futures land use strategy says the population is projected to reach about 41,000 over the next two decades.
- Area
- 120.9 km²ABS. The VEC gives about 120 km².
- Population density
- About 300 people per km²ABS ERP ÷ ABS area: 299.9 per km².
- Wards
- 7, with one councillor each
- Council group (LGPRF)
- Regional City
- Traditional Owners
- The Peek Whurrong and Kirrae Whurrung Peoples of the Maar NationAs acknowledged by the council on its website.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Allansford (part)3277
- Bushfield (part)3281
- Dennington (part)3280
- Warrnambool (part)3280
- Woodford (part)3281
- Yangery (part)3283
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The 6 localities are the official Vicmap localities with at least 5% of their area inside the ABS council boundary. All six are shared with a neighbouring council and marked '(part)' (less than 95% inside): Warrnambool (95% inside, just under our cut-off), Woodford (75%), Dennington (70%), Bushfield (53%), Yangery (48%) and Allansford (37%). Illowa (4% inside) is left out. Postcodes come from the Crime Statistics Agency's suburb and postcode table for Warrnambool. The shaded area on the map is the ABS council boundary; area and density figures use the ABS area.
Sources — check it yourself
- ABS — Regional population 2024–25, data cube 32180DS0002 Table 2 (Victoria; LGA 26730) · ERP 30 Jun 2025
- ABS — Regional population, latest release · Released Mar 2026
- Your Say Warrnambool — Warrnambool Futures Land Use Strategy (2040 and beyond): population projection · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Warrnambool City Council (7 single-councillor wards, area) · Sep 2026
- Warrnambool City Council — Contact Council, Acknowledgement of Country (read from a Wayback Machine copy of 2 May 2026) · May 2026
- Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) — LGA Recorded Offences, Table 03 (suburb and postcode by LGA) · Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
- DataVic — Vicmap Admin locality polygons · Sep 2026
- Local Government Victoria — LGPRF 2020–2025 Full Council Data Set (council group: Regional City) · 2024–25
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.