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Welcome to Warrnambool

Welcome to Victoria's most liveable city in Victoria's most productive farming region.

Warrnambool municipality is located on Peek Whurrong and Kirrae Whurrung lands of the Eastern Maar/Gunditjmara nations.

Warrnambool is a vibrant and dynamic municipality that is home to over 35,000 people.

It boasts an enviable mix of seaside location, tourism and family appeal, tidy streets and employment opportunities.

There are four daily return rail services between Warrnambool and Melbourne's Southern Cross station and the city is served by a convenient network of bus routes.

Education needs for all ages are covered. There are kindergartens in all suburbs, 11 primary schools and four secondary schools along with a TAFE campus and a campus of Deakin University.

Health services include the Warrnambool Base Hospital and a private hospital.

If you have recently moved to Warrnambool and want to keep up-to-date with what's happening in the city, you can:

Like or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
Check out the What's On listings.
Attend a monthly council meeting.

We hope this information and the links below make for a smooth start to life in this beautiful coastal city with a great community.

Welcome to Warrnambool - English Welcome to Warrnambool - Chinese Welcome to Warrnambool - Japanese

Young family crossing a street in Warrnambool's city centre.

A pedestrian-friendly city centre

In recent years Warrnambool City Council has changed the way people and traffic move around the city centre. At many key city centre intersections, pedestrians have priority over cars.

Community Profile

Warrnambool’s community profile is based the most recent Census data (2016). Data is available for the whole municipality and ten neighbourhood areas.

City Information

Location Warrnambool is the largest city in the Great Ocean Road region, located 263km south-west of Melbourne, approximately a 3 hour drive via Geelo

Sister Cities

Warrnambool has Sister City connections with Miura in Japan and Changchun City in China

New Resident Arrivals Support

New and intending residents or Warrnambool employers and businesses seeking support should call:

Public Transport

Bus You can catch a bus that will take you almost anywhere around Warrnambool. Below is the main bus company that operates around the City.

Warrnambool City Council

PO Box 198, 25 Liebig Street, Warrnambool Victoria 3280
Phone: 1300 003 280 (local call) or (03) 5559 4800
email: contact@warrnambool.vic.gov.au

Council acknowledges the Peek Whurrong and Kirrae Whurrung Peoples of the Gunditjmara, Eastern Maar Nations as the Traditional Owners of the land, waterways and skies within the Warrnambool municipality. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.