This page covers the Warrnambool suburb only. For all of Warrnambool, see the Warrnambool flood map by suburb →
Warrnambool flood map & planning overlays
Warrnambool holds 273 heritage places, 10th in Victoria, and 164 bus stops.
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A planning-constraint profile of Warrnambool
(Warrnambool, VIC) - 65.12 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
65.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Warrnambool's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Warrnambool
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Warrnambool at a glance
How Warrnambool is zoned
Selling in Warrnambool? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 65.12 km², Warrnambool is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 61% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 273 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 651 m² across 19,781 parcels.
Who lives in Warrnambool
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Warrnambool suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 958, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Warrnambool's 31,308 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Warrnambool - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Warrnambool. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Warrnambool itself.
17,053 in 2001 to 23,099 in 2025, up 35%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Warrnambool data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 24 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Warrnambool address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 40% of Warrnambool. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Warrnambool lot.
Warrnambool planning - frequently asked
Is Warrnambool flood-prone?
About 10% of Warrnambool falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.
Is Warrnambool bushfire-prone?
Around 61% of Warrnambool is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Warrnambool average of 92%.
Is Warrnambool under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 40% of Warrnambool, and over about 46% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 5 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Warrnambool?
The dominant planning zone in Warrnambool is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Warrnambool have heritage-listed places?
Warrnambool has 273 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Warrnambool?
Across 19,781 surveyed parcels in Warrnambool, the median lot size is about 651 m². There are also 5,668 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Warrnambool have a train station?
Yes - Warrnambool has 2 train stations: Sherwood Park Station, Warrnambool Station. It is also served by 164 bus stops.
What is the population of Warrnambool?
At the 2021 Census Warrnambool had 31,308 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Warrnambool - North statistical area, which contains Warrnambool, went from 17,053 people in 2001 to 23,099 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Warrnambool an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Warrnambool scores 958 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Warrnambool?
Median household income in Warrnambool was $1,385 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,707 for the typical suburb in Warrnambool. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushfield | 5.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Dennington | 5.7 km | 26% | 91% |
| Woodford | 6.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yangery | 7.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Wangoom Moyne |
8.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mailors Flat Moyne |
9.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Illowa Moyne |
9.3 km | 18% | 100% |
| Allansford | 9.5 km | 6% | 99% |
| Purnim West Moyne |
10.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yarpturk Moyne |
11.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |