Suburbs Warranwood

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Warranwood VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Warranwood, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Warranwood VIC is 4,820 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Warranwood is $954 per week ($49,608 per year). Median rent in Warranwood is $423 per week ($1,833 per month). Warranwood has a median age of 41 years, older than the national median of 38. Warranwood has a population density of 1608.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Warranwood is England. The most common religion is No Religion (48% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Warranwood is $2,167.

There were 82 recorded offences in Warranwood in 2025-25, a rate of 17 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (23 offences).

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📍 Warranwood, Victoria — 37.7730°S, 145.2505°E

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Warranwood Population

0
residents (Census 2021)
Median Income
$954/wk
$49,608/yr
Median Rent
$423/wk
$1,833/mo
Median Age
41yrs
National: 38
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Household size: —

Warranwood Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Weekly Income
$954/wk
$49,608 per year
#1575 of 14,663
🏠
Median Weekly Rent
$423/wk
$1,833 per month
#1490 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
41years
3 years older than national median
🏡
Housing
$2,167/mo mortgage
Avg household size: —

Warranwood Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.5% (2,383) Female 50.5% (2,434)

Population Density

1608.3
people per km²
4,820 people · 3.0 km²

Households

—
Avg household size
—
Persons per bedroom
$3,101
Family income/wk

Warranwood Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Warranwood Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
42.0% 576 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
58.0% 796 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Warranwood Country of Birth

Australia
91.9%
England
4.5%
China
1.2%
India
0.7%
Germany
0.6%
Hong Kong
0.3%
Chile
0.2%
Egypt
0.2%
France
0.2%
Greece
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Warranwood Religion

No Religion
47.6%
Catholic
25.0%
Anglican
9.1%
Christian (other)
4.9%
Not stated
4.5%
Baptist
3.4%
Eastern Orthodox
2.9%
Uniting Church
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Warranwood Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
74.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
13.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
9.1%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Warranwood Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
25.8%
Italian
18.2%
Greek
15.7%
Other
11.3%
Cantonese
10.1%
Arabic
7.5%
Afrikaans
6.3%
German
5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Warranwood Employment

💼
Employed full-time
43.0% 1,576 people
⏰
Employed part-time
27.0% 990 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.6% 96 people
🏠
Not in labour force
27.3% 999 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Warranwood Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
35.9%
Certificate III/IV
25.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.0%
Postgraduate Degree
11.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
6.9%
Certificate I/II
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Warranwood Occupation

Professionals
32.8%
Managers
20.6%
Technicians & Trade Workers
14.2%
Clerical & Administrative
13.4%
Community & Personal Service
9.4%
Sales Workers
5.8%
Labourers
2.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Warranwood Field of Study

Management & Commerce
23.9%
Engineering
13.6%
Society & Culture
12.9%
Education
12.8%
Health
11.1%
Architecture & Building
8.2%
Creative Arts
5.3%
Information Technology
4.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.9%
Agriculture & Environment
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Warranwood Dwelling Types

Separate house
98.3%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
1.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Warranwood Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
0.4%
$300-$399/wk
1.2%
$400-$499/wk
2.7%
$500-$649/wk
2.2%
$650-$799/wk
4.4%
$800-$999/wk
3.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
4.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.6%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
10.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
7.4%
$4,000+/wk
30.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Warranwood Marital Status

💍
Married
58.3% 2,283
↔️
Separated
2.2% 85
📋
Divorced
5.4% 211
🕊️
Widowed
2.7% 106
👤
Never married
31.4% 1,228

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Warranwood Ancestry

English
29.1%
Australian
28.0%
Scottish
8.8%
Irish
8.7%
Other
6.0%
Italian
5.9%
German
3.5%
Dutch
3.2%
Chinese
3.0%
Greek
2.3%
Polish
0.8%
Indian
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Warranwood School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
26.9%
Secondary — Government
16.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
15.1%
Secondary — Catholic
10.9%
Pre-school
9.7%
Vocational Education
7.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
6.7%
Primary — Catholic
6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Warranwood Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
3.2% 303
✅
No need for assistance
96.8% 9,048

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Warranwood Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
18.0% 685
—
Not a volunteer
82.0% 3,116

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Warranwood Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.2%
$300-$449/mo
2.0%
$450-$599/mo
2.2%
$600-$799/mo
4.0%
$800-$999/mo
4.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
12.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
20.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
17.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
19.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Warranwood How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
70.2%
Did not go to work
21.1%
Car (passenger)
3.8%
Walked only
1.2%
Truck
1.1%
Train
1.0%
Other
0.5%
Bicycle
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Bus
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Warranwood Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.4%
1 vehicle
17.8%
2 vehicles
47.1%
3 vehicles
19.5%
4+ vehicles
14.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Warranwood Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.8%
2 bedrooms
3.0%
3 bedrooms
31.7%
4 bedrooms
50.3%
5 bedrooms
11.8%
6+ bedrooms
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Warranwood Population Mobility

6.7%
moved in the last year
22.6%
moved in the last 5 years
3.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
71.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Warranwood Indigenous Population

0.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
54
Indigenous residents
9,385
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Warranwood Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
385
Asthma
180
Arthritis
113
Heart disease
91
Diabetes
91
Cancer
59
Lung condition
51
Stroke
32
Kidney disease
31
Dementia
7

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Warranwood Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.1%
$1-$149/wk
5.7%
$150-$299/wk
5.7%
$300-$399/wk
2.4%
$400-$499/wk
1.8%
$500-$649/wk
2.4%
$650-$799/wk
7.4%
$800-$999/wk
7.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
13.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.3%
$3,500+/wk
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Warranwood Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
42.8%
Couple — no children under 15
30.1%
Couple — no children
18.0%
One parent — no children under 15
5.0%
One parent — children under 15
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Warranwood Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
1.6% 59
👤
Never served
98.4% 3,743

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Warranwood Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.5% 626
—
Did not provide
83.5% 3,164

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Warranwood Children Ever Born

No children
30.1%
1 child
9.3%
2 children
34.9%
3 children
20.3%
4 children
4.6%
5+ children
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Warranwood When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
16
1951–1960
58
1961–1970
116
1971–1980
94
1981–1990
143
1991–2000
96
2001–2010
209
2011–2015
79
2016
8
2017
15
2018
6
2019
4
2020
4
2021
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Warranwood Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
25.9%
5–14 hours
33.1%
15–29 hours
15.5%
30+ hours
8.1%
Did not do domestic work
17.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Warranwood Household Size

1 person
10.7%
2 persons
28.7%
3 persons
17.7%
4 persons
28.3%
5 persons
11.6%
6+ persons
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Warranwood Where Residents Moved From

Same address
4,371
Moved from VIC
245
Moved — same area (SA2)
41
Moved from overseas
14
Moved from QLD
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Warranwood Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
93.0%
Step family — no other children
4.8%
Blended family — no other children
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Warranwood Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 82 total

Theft
23
Justice Procedures
21
Assault
19
Property Damage
10
Break & Enter
6
Fraud
2
Public Order
1

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Warranwood Schools

16
schools nearby
9
government
1087
avg ICSEA score
9,437
total students
Yarra Valley Grammar Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,899 students
1155
ICSEA
Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School Independent
Primary · Prep-6 · 658 students
1147
ICSEA
Luther College Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,219 students
1127
ICSEA
Ringwood North Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 471 students
1107
ICSEA
Holy Spirit School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 386 students
1102
ICSEA
Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 470 students
1097
ICSEA
Kalinda Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 424 students
1097
ICSEA
Croydon Hills Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 737 students
1095
ICSEA
Warranwood Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 375 students
1089
ICSEA
Sacred Heart School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 454 students
1065
ICSEA
Mullum Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 261 students
1064
ICSEA
Yarra Road Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 244 students
1060
ICSEA
Norwood Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,083 students
1059
ICSEA
Ainslie Parklands Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 93 students
1044
ICSEA
Melba Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 663 students
1003
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 16 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Warranwood Rent Prices & Affordability

15%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,852/wk
Median Rent $423/wk
Rent-to-Income 14.8%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Warranwood

≈ $12,359/month
Median rent $423/wk
Left after rent $2,429/wk
Rent share 14.8%

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Warranwood vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

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Pop: 3,925 Income: $1,053/wk Rent: $440/wk
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Pop: 5,641 Income: $488/wk Rent: $325/wk
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Pop: 6,044 Income: $1,333/wk Rent: $590/wk
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Pop: 4,334 Income: $708/wk Rent: $301/wk
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Pop: 2,801 Income: $629/wk Rent: $240/wk
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Pop: 5,702 Income: $1,199/wk Rent: $451/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Warranwood

What is the population of Warranwood VIC?

The population of Warranwood VIC is 4,820 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1608.3 people per km².Warranwood is ranked #1,627 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Warranwood?

The median personal income in Warranwood VIC is $954 per week, or $49,608 per year.The median household income is $2,852 per week.Family income is $3,101 per week.Warranwood is ranked #1,575 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Warranwood?

Median rent in Warranwood VIC is $423 per week ($1,833 per month).Rent represents 14.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Warranwood ranks #1,490 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Warranwood?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Warranwood VIC is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Warranwood?

The median age in Warranwood VIC is 41 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Warranwood a good suburb to live in?

Warranwood is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 4,820.The median income is $954/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (14.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 22704. All dollar figures in AUD.