Warrnambool, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3280 · Warrnambool City
Discover Warrnambool with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
How Warrnambool rates for families
How we rate suburbs →Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.
Average of the 7 factors scored so far.
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Kids' activities3.3/5
6 kinds within 3 km
12 kinds or more scores 5 · 5 kinds scores 3 · none scores 0
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School access1.0/5
14% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school
70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Public transport0.3/5
5.5% of homes near a frequent stop or station
95% of homes or more scores 5 · 60% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Parks & play0.1/5
2.6% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park
95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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GP access2.7/5
35.9% of homes within 1 km of a GP
75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Bushfire4.8/5
6.8% of homes in a bushfire-prone area
Under 5% of homes scores 5 · 20% of homes scores 3 · every home scores 0
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Hot days4.7/5
6.3 days a year at 35°C or hotter
5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0
- Not rated yet:
- Commute to the city (not measured yet)
- Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
- Flood (not rated anywhere yet)
Also known, not scored: Home internet — 97.6% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).
Data sources (9)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3, CC BY 4.0 — ASGS Edition 3 allocation file: Suburbs and Localities 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, CC BY 4.0 — Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- AroundSchools activity directory — AroundSchools activity directory (ACTIVE listings) (AroundSchools own data)
- © State of Victoria (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0 — School Locations 2026 (CC BY 4.0)
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL — OpenStreetMap extract (walking network, OSRM foot profile) (ODbL 1.0)
- © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0 — GTFS Schedule (CC BY 4.0)
- Geoscience Australia, National HealthDirect Health Facilities (from Healthdirect Australia's National Health Services Directory), CC BY 4.0 — National HealthDirect Health Facilities – General practice (CC BY 4.0)
- SILO climate data, Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0 — SILO gridded daily maximum temperature (CC BY 4.0)
- © NBN Co Limited, via data.gov.au, CC BY 4.0 — National Broadband Network: Broadband Service Footprints (fixed line) (CC BY 4.0)
Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).
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- Tutoring & STEM (1 in Warrnambool · 1 within 5 km) — Kip McGrath - Warrnambool (0.2 km)
Schools within 3 km of Warrnambool
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9 schools within 3 km of the Warrnambool centre, 12 with a Warrnambool address. See all schools with a Warrnambool address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
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Playgrounds (verified features) (2)
Libraries (1)
Sports grounds (1)
Parks (2)
The 12 Apostles, Port Campbell
Warrnambool · 0.8 km
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A look around Warrnambool
Warrnambool
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Warrnambool: 12 kids' activities within 5 km, 12 schools in Warrnambool, and parks and playgrounds.
- Kids' activities
- Tutoring & STEM
- Parks & places
- 5 parks · 2 verified playgrounds · 1 library
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- Port Fairy
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Browse mapped places (27)
- Emmanuel College - WarrnamboolSchool
- St Joseph's Primary School - WarrnamboolSchool
- Warrnambool East Primary SchoolSchool
- Warrnambool CollegeSchool
- Warrnambool West Primary SchoolSchool
- Merrivale Primary SchoolSchool
- St Pius X Parish School - WarrnamboolSchool
- King's CollegeSchool
- King's College - WarrnamboolSchool
- Strive GymnasticsActivity
- Kip McGrath - WarrnamboolActivity
- Warrnambool Shotokan Karate JkaActivity
- AquazoneActivity
- Warrnambool Springers Gymnastics CentreActivity
- City of Warrnambool LawnActivity
- Warrnambool Lawn Tennis ClubActivity
- Warrnambool Indoor Tennis CentreActivity
- Warrnambool Kyokushin Karate ClubActivity
- South Coast Junior AquaticsActivity
- Warrnambool Brazilian Jiu JitsuActivity
- Funakoshi KarateActivity
- Warrnambool Public LibraryPark or community place
- The 12 Apostles, Port CampbellPark or community place
- Reid OvalPark or community place
- Harris Street ReservePark or community place
- Victoria Park Reserve WarrnamboolPark or community place
- Platypus ParkPark or community place
Your council & community
Warrnambool within Warrnambool City
12 of the council area’s 12 activity providers
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Homes with family context
Homes in and around Warrnambool
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$647k
Median, houses
$465k
Median, units
Recently sold within 5 km of Warrnambool
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Warrnambool, VIC 3280
Property Type: House
Warrnambool, VIC 3280
Property Type: House
Warrnambool, VIC 3280
Property Type: House
Warrnambool, VIC 3280
Property Type: House
Warrnambool, VIC 3280
Property Type: House
Warrnambool, VIC 3280
Property Type: House
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
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Port Fairy
21.6 km
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Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 28 Oct 2026.
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