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Warragul, VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·

Warragul is a town in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, about 100 kilometres south-east of Melbourne in the Shire of Baw Baw, set between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the foothills of Mount Baw Baw to the north. It lies on the traditional land of the Gunaikurnai people, close to where their country meets that of the Boonwurrung. The name is generally said to come from an Aboriginal word meaning 'wild dog' or dingo, recorded by early settlers and by the botanist Daniel Bunce in 1851. The surrounding country is rich dairying and gourmet-food land, and the town hosts the annual Gippsland Field Days at nearby Lardner Park.

46/100
Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Warragul is more socio-economically advantaged than about 46% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 980, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Is Warragul a good place to live?

There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.

55/100
Livability

Around the national middle

A weighted blend of the 3 components we can score for Warragul from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.

Socio-economic advantage

46/100

Around the national middle

Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (46/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021

Housing affordability

37/100

Less affordable than the national median

Median weekly rent was $321 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 37% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021

Amenities & access

92/100

Plenty mapped nearby

About 161 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap

Not yet scored

We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.

  • Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
  • TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
  • SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
  • SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
  • CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.

A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.

Warragul at a glance

Population (2021)
19,856
Median age
40
Median weekly household income
$1,563
SEIFA score
980
Local government area
Baw Baw
Coordinates
-38.1576, 145.9310

Map of Warragul

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Housing & property in Warragul

What it costs to live in Warragul and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.

Median rent
$321
per week
Median mortgage
$1,625
per month
Owner-occupied
74%
of dwellings
Rented
22%
of dwellings

The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Warragul demographics section below.

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Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.

Warragul demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Warragul using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 25% and 15% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age groupPeopleShare
Children (0–14)3,63918%
Youth (15–24)2,19711%
Young adults (25–44)4,98425%
Mid-life (45–64)4,75524%
Seniors (65+)4,28022%

Share of the 19,855 people counted by age.

Housing and households

TenureDwellingsShare
Owned outright2,79437%
Owned with a mortgage2,80537%
Rented1,68522%
Dwelling typeDwellingsShare
Houses6,59188%
Townhouses & semis3895%
Flats & apartments3184%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 7,492 occupied private dwellings in Warragul.

Average household size
2.5 people
Median weekly family income
$1,984
Median weekly personal income
$754

Community and culture

Born overseas
2,779 (15%)
Speaks a language other than English at home
1,356 (7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
226 (1%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12
7,688 (50%)
Labour-force participation
59.3%
Unemployment rate
4%
Employed full-time
5,299
Employed part-time
3,279

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Warragul

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Warragul is January (average daytime high around 25.3°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.4°C). The area receives roughly 1065 mm of rain across the year.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRain
Jan25.3°C13.7°C68 mm
Feb24.1°C13.2°C45 mm
Mar22.1°C12.6°C64 mm
Apr18.2°C10°C79 mm
May14.5°C7.9°C100 mm
Jun11.9°C5.9°C91 mm
Jul11.4°C5.5°C90 mm
Aug12.1°C5.4°C125 mm
Sep14.8°C6.5°C109 mm
Oct17.8°C8.1°C115 mm
Nov19.8°C9.7°C106 mm
Dec22.9°C11.6°C73 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Places in and around Warragul

Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.

Eat & drink

51 nearby

KFC · McDonald's · Bukhara · Subway · Chris Fine Takeaway · La Passion

Parks & recreation

76 nearby

Warragul Club · PilatesChoice Warragul · Warragul Leisure Centre · Snap Fitness · Anytime Fitness · Basketball ring

Shops & groceries

10 nearby

Coles · Woolworths · Aldi · Bakers Delight · Patto's Handy Store · Aperloos Family Bakery

Healthcare

11 nearby

Pacific Smiles Dental · Victoria Street Medical Clinic · Gladstone Street Medical Center · Warragul Advantage Pharmacy · Priceline Pharmacy · West Gippsland Medical Clinic

Schools & education

9 nearby

Tafe Gippsland · Creche · Little Saints Early Learning Center · Warragul Regional College · St Paul's Anglican Grammar School · Goodstart Sutton St

Things to do

4 nearby

Warragul & District Historical Society Museum · Warragul Library · Warragul Cinema · Warragul Community House

Eat & drink in and around Warragul

Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.

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Common questions about Warragul

Is Warragul a good place to live?

There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability and amenities, Warragul rates 55/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.

What is the median rent in Warragul?

At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Warragul was $321, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,625. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.

Where is Warragul?

Warragul is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Baw Baw local government area.

What is the population of Warragul?

At the 2021 Census, Warragul had a population of about 19,856.

Is Warragul an advantaged area?

Warragul has an ABS SEIFA score of 980, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 46 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 46% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Warragul?

Warragul has average daytime highs of about 17.9°C and overnight lows of about 9.2°C, with roughly 1,065 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).

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