Allansford vs Warrnambool

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Allansford, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Warrnambool: a median of $644,000, against $562,000 in Allansford, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Allansford tends to suit couples, while Warrnambool suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Warrnambool

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (14 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (26 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (34 vs 4)
  • But Allansford carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Allansford has cheaper houses ($562,500 vs $644,500)
  • Warrnambool has cheaper units ($440,000 vs $711,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Allansford has cheaper rent ($268/wk vs $290/wk)
  • Warrnambool has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 14%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Allansford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (181 min vs 191 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (246.2 km vs 257.5 km)
  • But Warrnambool is more walkable (69/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warrnambool

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (13 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 6/100)
  • But Allansford carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Warrnambool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.6% vs -7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Allansford and Warrnambool drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Allansford Warrnambool
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Allansford Warrnambool
Walkability 6 / 69
Allansford — Walkability: 6/100 Warrnambool — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 75 / 26
Allansford — Safety: 75/100 Warrnambool — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 25 / 100
Allansford — Low fire risk: 25/100 Warrnambool — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 57
Allansford — Low flood risk: 100/100 Warrnambool — Low flood risk: 57/100

Demographics

Warrnambool has more residents (31,308 vs 1,410); Allansford has higher household incomes ($83,460 vs $72,020).

Allansford Warrnambool
Population 1,410 31,308
+2120% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.3% +5.6%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $83,460/yr
+14% vs other
 $72,020/yr
Median weekly rent $268/wk $290/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Allansford Warrnambool
0-4 5.6% / 5.1%
Allansford — 0-4: 5.6% Warrnambool — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.5% / 11.9%
Allansford — 5-14: 13.5% Warrnambool — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.8% / 5.8%
Allansford — 15-19: 5.8% Warrnambool — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.3% / 5.2%
Allansford — 20-24: 4.3% Warrnambool — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 10.5% / 12.9%
Allansford — 25-34: 10.5% Warrnambool — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 12.6% / 11.8%
Allansford — 35-44: 12.6% Warrnambool — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 14.9% / 12.3%
Allansford — 45-54: 14.9% Warrnambool — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 14.3% / 13.1%
Allansford — 55-64: 14.3% Warrnambool — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 12.8% / 11.7%
Allansford — 65-74: 12.8% Warrnambool — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 5.0% / 7.0%
Allansford — 75-84: 5.0% Warrnambool — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 1.2% / 3.3%
Allansford — 85+: 1.2% Warrnambool — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Allansford 49.8% couple families
Allansford — Couple Families: 49.8% Allansford — Lone Person: 31.8% Allansford — One Parent Families: 15.0% Allansford — Group Household: 1.8% Allansford — Other Families: 1.5%
Warrnambool 34.3% couple families
Warrnambool — Couple Families: 34.3% Warrnambool — Lone Person: 43.4% Warrnambool — One Parent Families: 16.1% Warrnambool — Group Household: 4.6% Warrnambool — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Allansford 13.9% renting
Allansford — Owned Outright: 43.0% Allansford — Mortgage: 43.0% Allansford — Renting: 13.9%
Warrnambool 30.7% renting
Warrnambool — Owned Outright: 38.1% Warrnambool — Mortgage: 31.2% Warrnambool — Renting: 30.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Allansford Warrnambool
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 15.6%
Allansford — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Warrnambool — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 11.1%
Allansford — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Warrnambool — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.6%
Allansford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Warrnambool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 2.9%
Allansford — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Warrnambool — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.4%
Allansford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Warrnambool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Allansford Warrnambool
England 1.8% / 1.7%
Allansford — England: 1.8% Warrnambool — England: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.1%
Allansford — New Zealand: 1.0% Warrnambool — New Zealand: 1.1%
China — / 0.7%
Allansford — China: not among its largest Warrnambool — China: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Allansford — Philippines: not among its largest Warrnambool — Philippines: 0.7%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Allansford — Scotland: 0.6% Warrnambool — Scotland: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.5% / —
Allansford — Malaysia: 0.5% Warrnambool — Malaysia: not among its largest
India — / 0.5%
Allansford — India: not among its largest Warrnambool — India: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Allansford — Netherlands: 0.4% Warrnambool — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Allansford 85.2% houses
Allansford — Houses: 85.2% Allansford — Flats / Apartments: 14.8% Allansford — Townhouses: 0.0%
Warrnambool 82.1% houses
Warrnambool — Houses: 82.1% Warrnambool — Flats / Apartments: 5.4% Warrnambool — Townhouses: 12.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Allansford Warrnambool
Median house price $562,500 $644,500
Median unit price $711,000 $440,000
Median land price — $307,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 6 sales
 24 days
from 143 sales

Zoning mix

Allansford has more rural and farming land (94% vs 43%).

Allansford Warrnambool
Rural and farming 94% 43%
Residential 1% 27%
Parks and recreation 3% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 11%
Industrial 0% 3%
Commercial 0% 2%
Other and special use 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Allansford Warrnambool
New dwellings approved 388
across Warrnambool
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Allansford Warrnambool
Houses — 4.5%
$600/wk on $695K
Units — 4.6%
$425/wk on $476K

Ranking within VIC

Allansford Warrnambool
House price Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Income Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 34% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 91% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 42% of VIC

Liveability

Warrnambool is more walkable (69 vs 6).

Allansford Warrnambool
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Allansford carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 0); Warrnambool carries more flood risk (43 vs 0).

Allansford Warrnambool
Bushfire High
75/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
25/100
 High
74/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
Coastal erosion Low
31/100
 Moderate
62/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Allansford Warrnambool
Inside the suburb 1 14
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 9
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Allansford

  • Allansford and District Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Warrnambool

  • Our Lady Help of Christians School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Brauer Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Emmanuel College Warrnambool - Rice Campus Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • King's College Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Pius X School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Allansford Warrnambool
Supermarkets 1 9
Cafes & restaurants 0 40
Parks & reserves 4 34
Childcare 2 26
GPs 0 13
Pharmacies 0 9
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 9
Fuel stations 0 11
EV chargers 0 3
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 2 10

Mobility

Warrnambool sits further from the CBD (257.5 km vs 246.2 km).

Allansford Warrnambool
Walkability score 6/100 69/100
Distance to Melbourne 246.2 km 257.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 181 min 191 min
Public transport score 23/100 91/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 359.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3277
 0.6%
postcode 3280
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3277
 25
postcode 3280

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Allansford Warrnambool
Car (driver) 76.6% / 76.4%
Allansford — Car (driver): 76.6% Warrnambool — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 10.8%
Allansford — Worked from Home: 14.3% Warrnambool — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 6.8%
Allansford — Car (passenger): 4.9% Warrnambool — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 3.7% / 4.4%
Allansford — Walked Only: 3.7% Warrnambool — Walked Only: 4.4%
Bicycle 0.5% / 1.0%
Allansford — Bicycle: 0.5% Warrnambool — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Allansford Warrnambool
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 2.9 km
4.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Allansford Warrnambool
Connectivity score 53/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
654 premises
 37%
17,652 premises

Climate

Allansford Warrnambool
Annual rainfall 717 mm 699 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 22.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.2°C

Council rates

Allansford Warrnambool
Average residential rate $2,162/yr
same for both
Council Warrnambool
same for both

Federal electorate

Allansford Warrnambool
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Allansford Warrnambool
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Allansford

Affordable Quiet Rural

Warrnambool

Coastal Easy Commute Regional Centre River Transport Hub

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