Wangoom vs Warrnambool

Wangoom is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Warrnambool. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wangoom, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wangoom tends to suit families with children and couples, while Warrnambool suits people living alone 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Wangoom carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 74/100)
  • Warrnambool has more parks and reserves (34 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Wangoom

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Wangoom leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)
  • Warrnambool has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wangoom

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (182 min vs 191 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (245.9 km vs 257.5 km)
  • But Warrnambool is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warrnambool

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (13 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
  • But Wangoom carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wangoom 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.

Wangoom 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.

Wangoom Warrnambool
Walkability 0 / 69
Wangoom — Walkability: 0/100 Warrnambool — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 62 / 26
Wangoom — Safety: 62/100 Warrnambool — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wangoom — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warrnambool — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 57
Wangoom — Low flood risk: 100/100 Warrnambool — Low flood risk: 57/100

Demographics

Warrnambool has more residents (31,308 vs 237); Wangoom has higher household incomes ($109,408 vs $72,020).

Wangoom Warrnambool
Population 237 31,308
+13110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +5.6%
Median age 34 42
Median household income $109,408/yr
+34% vs other
 $72,020/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $290/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wangoom Warrnambool
0-4 5.5% / 5.1%
Wangoom — 0-4: 5.5% Warrnambool — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 16.0% / 11.9%
Wangoom — 5-14: 16.0% Warrnambool — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 10.5% / 5.8%
Wangoom — 15-19: 10.5% Warrnambool — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 8.0% / 5.2%
Wangoom — 20-24: 8.0% Warrnambool — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 10.1% / 12.9%
Wangoom — 25-34: 10.1% Warrnambool — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 7.6% / 11.8%
Wangoom — 35-44: 7.6% Warrnambool — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 18.1% / 12.3%
Wangoom — 45-54: 18.1% Warrnambool — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 7.6% / 13.1%
Wangoom — 55-64: 7.6% Warrnambool — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 8.9% / 11.7%
Wangoom — 65-74: 8.9% Warrnambool — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 4.2% / 7.0%
Wangoom — 75-84: 4.2% Warrnambool — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / 3.3%
Wangoom — 85+: not among its largest Warrnambool — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wangoom 70.7% couple families
Wangoom — Couple Families: 70.7% Wangoom — Lone Person: 29.3% Wangoom — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wangoom — Group Household: 0.0% Wangoom — Other Families: 0.0%
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.

Wangoom 16.4% renting
Wangoom — Owned Outright: 55.2% Wangoom — Mortgage: 28.4% Wangoom — Renting: 16.4%
Warrnambool 30.7% renting
Warrnambool — Owned Outright: 38.1% Warrnambool — Mortgage: 31.2% Warrnambool — Renting: 30.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Wangoom Warrnambool
New Zealand 3.0% / 1.1%
Wangoom — New Zealand: 3.0% Warrnambool — New Zealand: 1.1%
England — / 1.7%
Wangoom — England: not among its largest Warrnambool — England: 1.7%
China — / 0.7%
Wangoom — China: not among its largest Warrnambool — China: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Wangoom — Philippines: not among its largest Warrnambool — Philippines: 0.7%
India — / 0.5%
Wangoom — India: not among its largest Warrnambool — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Wangoom Warrnambool
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 15.6%
Wangoom — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Warrnambool — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 11.1%
Wangoom — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Warrnambool — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 7.6%
Wangoom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Warrnambool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.9%
Wangoom — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Warrnambool — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.4%
Wangoom — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Warrnambool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wangoom 100.0% houses
Wangoom — Houses: 100.0% Wangoom — Townhouses: 0.0% Wangoom — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Warrnambool 82.1% houses
Warrnambool — Houses: 82.1% Warrnambool — Townhouses: 12.5% Warrnambool — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Wangoom has more rural and farming land (100% vs 43%).

Wangoom Warrnambool
Rural and farming 100% 43%
Residential 0% 27%
Parks and recreation 0% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Wangoom Warrnambool
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
 388
across Warrnambool
Approvals change year on year -15% -22%

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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Wangoom Warrnambool
House price — Higher than 28% of VIC
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 34% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 60% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% 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 0).

Wangoom Warrnambool
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Warrnambool carries more flood risk (43 vs 0); Warrnambool carries more crime risk (74 vs 38).

Wangoom Warrnambool
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 High
74/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
62/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Wangoom

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

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

Wangoom Warrnambool
Supermarkets 0 9
Cafes & restaurants 0 40
Parks & reserves 1 34
Childcare 0 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 1 10

Mobility

Warrnambool sits further from the CBD (257.5 km vs 245.9 km).

Wangoom Warrnambool
Walkability score 0/100 69/100
Distance to Melbourne 245.9 km 257.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 182 min 191 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3279
 0.6%
postcode 3280
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3279
 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.

Wangoom Warrnambool
Car (driver) 61.2% / 76.4%
Wangoom — Car (driver): 61.2% Warrnambool — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 10.8%
Wangoom — Worked from Home: 18.2% Warrnambool — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 13.2% / 6.8%
Wangoom — Car (passenger): 13.2% Warrnambool — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 7.4% / 4.4%
Wangoom — Walked Only: 7.4% Warrnambool — Walked Only: 4.4%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Wangoom — Bicycle: not among its largest Warrnambool — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Wangoom Warrnambool
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.5 km 2.9 km
4.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Wangoom Warrnambool
Connectivity score 30/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
87 premises
 37%
17,652 premises

Climate

Wangoom Warrnambool
Annual rainfall 699 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Wangoom Warrnambool
Average residential rate $1,613/yr $2,162/yr
Council Moyne Warrnambool

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wangoom

Rural

Warrnambool

Coastal Easy Commute Regional Centre River Transport Hub

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