Warranwood, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Warranwood is more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1097, 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.
Warranwood at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,820
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $2,852
- SEIFA score
- 1097
- Coordinates
- -37.7730, 145.2507
Warranwood demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Warranwood 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 mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 10% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 908 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 768 | 16% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 955 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,573 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 624 | 13% |
Share of the 4,828 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 576 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 796 | 52% |
| Rented | 146 | 10% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,504 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 24 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,528 occupied private dwellings in Warranwood.
- Median weekly rent
- $423
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Average household size
- 3.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,101
- Median weekly personal income
- $954
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 849 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 498 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 28 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,577 (71%)
- Labour-force participation
- 71.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Employed full-time
- 1,573
- Employed part-time
- 995
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 Warranwood
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Warranwood is January (average daytime high around 27°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.6°C). The area receives roughly 840 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°C | 14.7°C | 69 mm |
| Feb | 25.7°C | 13.9°C | 37 mm |
| Mar | 23.8°C | 13.1°C | 51 mm |
| Apr | 19.7°C | 10.4°C | 68 mm |
| May | 15.8°C | 8.4°C | 73 mm |
| Jun | 13.1°C | 6.3°C | 76 mm |
| Jul | 12.6°C | 6°C | 63 mm |
| Aug | 13.5°C | 6.1°C | 76 mm |
| Sep | 16.3°C | 7.3°C | 80 mm |
| Oct | 19.5°C | 8.8°C | 94 mm |
| Nov | 21.5°C | 10.7°C | 90 mm |
| Dec | 24.6°C | 12.5°C | 63 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Warranwood
Where is Warranwood?
Warranwood is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Warranwood?
At the 2021 Census, Warranwood had a population of about 4,820.
Is Warranwood an advantaged area?
Warranwood has an ABS SEIFA score of 1097, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 95 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Warranwood?
Warranwood has average daytime highs of about 19.4°C and overnight lows of about 9.9°C, with roughly 840 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Warranwood have high household incomes?
Warranwood has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Victoria — the 10th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,852 per week).
Where Warranwood ranks
Warranwood appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Victoria#10 of 25
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