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Warrnambool Demographics

Camperdown District Apprentices, Warrnambool Technical School, 1962-1963. Photographer Unknown. Corangamite Regional Library Corporation, cr593/peo
Camperdown District Apprentices, Warrnambool Technical School, 1962-1963. Photographer Unknown. Corangamite Regional Library Corporation, cr593/peo

Statistics are derived from the latest Australian census of 2011 and the SBS census explorer. The next census in 2016 will reveal more about changes undergone by the city over the last decade.

Australian Citizenship

Tenancy

Country of Birth

Language spoken at home

Religion

School Education

Non-school Education

Employment

Population: 33,644Population density: 278 people/km2

Australian citizens: 29,167 (91.1%)

Eligible voters (18+): 22,065 (68.9%)

Total dwellings: 13,931

Households with a mortgage: 29%

Households renting: 30%

Median weekly rent: $220

Australian born: 27,986 (87.4%)

Overseas born: 2,209 (6.9%)

Overseas born birthplaces: United Kingdom, 2.4%; New Zealand, 1.1%; Netherlands, 0.3%; Philippines, 0.2%; China, 0.2%; Ireland, 0.2%; Germany, 0.2%; South Africa, 0.2%; India, 0.2%; Somalia, 0.9%; USA, 0.2%; Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, 1.5% [further statistics available on profile.id.com.au]

Ancestry: Australian, 41.6%; English, 38.4%; Irish 17.8%; Scottish, 11.2%; German, 3.9%; Dutch, 2.0%; Italian, 1.3%; New Zealand, 0.5%; Greek, 0.4% [further statistics available on profile.id.com.au]

English only spoken at home: 29,522 (92.2%)

Non-English spoken at home: 940 (2.9%)

Religion: No Religion, 22.5%; Christian, 66.8%; Buddhism, 0.7%; Islam, 0.2%; Hinduism, 0.2%

Households with children living at home: 38.5% (Regional Victoria average 37.5%)

School completers, Year 12 or equivalent over 15 years:  (37.5%)

Bachelor or Higher Degree: 3,441 (13.4%); Advanced Diploma or Diploma: 1,838 (7.2%); Vocational, 5,195 (20.2%), No qualification 12,261 (47.7%)

University attendance: 3.2%

Tafe attendance: 2.9%

Employment status: 95.1% employed (59% full time, 36% part time); 4.9% unemployed

Disengaged youth: 8%

Industry sector of employment: Health Care & Social Assistance, 14.9%; Retail Trade, 13.7%; Manufacturing, 10.3%; Education & Training, 9.1%; Construction, 8.8%; Accommodation & Food Services, 8.8%; Public Administration & Safety, 4.9%; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services, 3.9%; Wholesale Trade, 3.8%; Transport, Postal & Warehousing, 3.6% [further statistics available at profile.id.com.au]