Average rent in Warrnambool - South, VIC — 2026

Warrnambool - South sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $287/week — 21% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 66% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 30% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (75%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 13,337, the median age is 44, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 11% of residents were born overseas. Warrnambool - South is 219km from Melbourne, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.