Ombersley vs Warncoort

Ombersley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Warncoort. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Ombersley tends to suit young adults, while Warncoort suits families with children, couples, and older residents.

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

Ombersley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 51/100)

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

First-home buyers

Warncoort

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Warncoort

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $425/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Ombersley sits closer to the CBD (134.8 km vs 140 km)
  • Warncoort has a shorter drive in (102 min vs 118 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ombersley carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 51/100)
  • Warncoort has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Warncoort

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs -4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ombersley Warncoort
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.

Ombersley Warncoort
Walkability 0 / 0
Ombersley — Walkability: 0/100 Warncoort — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 49
Ombersley — Safety: 90/100 Warncoort — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 74 / 100
Ombersley — Low fire risk: 74/100 Warncoort — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 39 / 41
Ombersley — Low flood risk: 39/100 Warncoort — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Warncoort has more residents (146 vs 93); Ombersley rents higher ($425/wk vs $300/wk).

Ombersley Warncoort
Population 93 146
+57% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% +12.3%
Median age 35 45
Median household income $93,184/yr $117,000/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $425/wk
+29% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ombersley Warncoort
0-4 — / 6.2%
Ombersley — 0-4: not among its largest Warncoort — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.8% / 15.1%
Ombersley — 5-14: 11.8% Warncoort — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 6.5% / 2.1%
Ombersley — 15-19: 6.5% Warncoort — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 9.7% / 2.7%
Ombersley — 20-24: 9.7% Warncoort — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 19.4% / 15.8%
Ombersley — 25-34: 19.4% Warncoort — 25-34: 15.8%
35-44 4.3% / 15.1%
Ombersley — 35-44: 4.3% Warncoort — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 20.4% / 12.3%
Ombersley — 45-54: 20.4% Warncoort — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 5.4% / 14.4%
Ombersley — 55-64: 5.4% Warncoort — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 10.8% / 22.6%
Ombersley — 65-74: 10.8% Warncoort — 65-74: 22.6%
75-84 4.3% / 3.4%
Ombersley — 75-84: 4.3% Warncoort — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / —
Ombersley — 85+: not among its largest Warncoort — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ombersley 63.2% couple families
Ombersley — Couple Families: 63.2% Ombersley — Group Household: 0.0% Ombersley — One Parent Families: 21.1% Ombersley — Lone Person: 15.8%
Warncoort 77.8% couple families
Warncoort — Couple Families: 77.8% Warncoort — Group Household: 22.2% Warncoort — One Parent Families: 0.0% Warncoort — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ombersley 13.8% renting
Ombersley — Owned Outright: 41.4% Ombersley — Mortgage: 44.8% Ombersley — Renting: 13.8%
Warncoort 20.8% renting
Warncoort — Owned Outright: 34.0% Warncoort — Mortgage: 45.3% Warncoort — Renting: 20.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ombersley 93.5% houses
Ombersley — Houses: 93.5% Ombersley — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Warncoort 100.0% houses
Warncoort — Houses: 100.0% Warncoort — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ombersley Warncoort
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 17.1%
Ombersley — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Warncoort — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 13.7%
Ombersley — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Warncoort — Bachelor Degree: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.9% / 10.3%
Ombersley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.9% Warncoort — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 4.8%
Ombersley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Warncoort — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Zoning mix

Ombersley Warncoort
Rural and farming 96% 95%
Parks and recreation 4% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Ombersley Warncoort
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Ombersley Warncoort
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Ombersley Warncoort
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Ombersley carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Warncoort carries more crime risk (51 vs 10).

Ombersley Warncoort
Bushfire Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
59/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ombersley Warncoort
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Ombersley Warncoort
Parks & reserves 1 3
Waterways 9
same for both

Mobility

Warncoort sits further from the CBD (140 km vs 134.8 km).

Ombersley Warncoort
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 134.8 km 140 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 102 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3241
 0.6%
postcode 3243
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3241
 36
postcode 3243

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.

Ombersley Warncoort
Car (driver) 52.7% / 50.7%
Ombersley — Car (driver): 52.7% Warncoort — Car (driver): 50.7%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 36.6%
Ombersley — Worked from Home: 34.5% Warncoort — Worked from Home: 36.6%
Car (passenger) 12.7% / 8.5%
Ombersley — Car (passenger): 12.7% Warncoort — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Ombersley — Walked Only: not among its largest Warncoort — Walked Only: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.7%).

Setting

Ombersley Warncoort
Elevation 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 158 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.3 km 32.5 km

NBN connectivity

Ombersley Warncoort
Connectivity score 20/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
69 premises

Climate

Ombersley Warncoort
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Ombersley Warncoort
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Ombersley Warncoort
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ombersley Warncoort
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ombersley

Rural

Warncoort

Retirees Rural

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