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Suburb profile ·Colac Otway LGA · VIC ·3249

Warrion VIC 3249

Warrion is in Colac Otway LGA, VIC, postcode 3249, with population 204.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$450/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
22,209
22K via Colac Otway LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
553
26 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,300
Median rent · wk$310

Rental vacancy rate

Rental vacancy rate · Regional Victoria
1.9%
Tight (landlord) market

Official vacancy is published at the Regional Victoria level, not per suburb. Shaded band marks a balanced market (2.5–3.5%).

Source: Homes Victoria Rental Report (DFFH) · Latest: Sep 2025
Investor profile

Who invests in Warrion

Owner-occupied 91%Rented 9%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.8%
107 of 282 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,573/yr
Landlords (rental income)282
Reported capital gains182
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

95% of homes here are owner-occupied and 9% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

95% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

37%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $650/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$63K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$63K household · yr-23.4% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$81K
Household
$63K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
10
$650-999
13
$1,000-1,499
10
$1,500-1,999
6
$2,000-2,999
11
$3,000-3,999
9
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 56% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (79 households)
Owned outright
56%
Owned with mortgage
39%
Rented
9%
Dwelling structure15.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 72% drive, 0% public transport, 6% walk or cycle, 20% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
1,954
8,804 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,804
Total incidents1,954· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault17150%
  • Sexual Offences7221%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter9829%

Bushfire-prone area

Designated ~100.0%
~100.0% of the suburb is within Victoria's designated Bushfire Prone Area

Share of the suburb within Victoria's gazetted Bushfire Prone Area (Vicmap, CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. A Bushfire Prone Area is a planning designation that triggers the building code's bushfire construction provisions — it is not a graduated hazard rating or a property-level Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Flood exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood-hazard area

Estimated exposure to the official flood-hazard layer (VIC LSIO), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within mapped flood-planning areas — it is not a property-level flood certificate. Areas without a completed flood study may be unmapped. Check the local council's flood maps for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Farming (FZ)
Rural / Green wedge 100%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Vicmap Planning scheme-zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

5,610 people · 20225,790 by 2032 (+3.2%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Colac Surrounds SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Warrion VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Warrion (postcode 3249) is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the Colac Otway local government area. With a population of 204, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $450. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Colac Otway LGA is higher than average at 8,804 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$310
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$450
Population growth · Colac Otway LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)22,209
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change+0%
20012025
Development · Colac Otway LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)160
Houses 86%Units 14%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Colac Otway LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3249ATO
Negatively geared4.8%
107 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,573/yr
Landlords (rental income)282
Reported capital gains182
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population204
Median age50
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,213
Personal income · wk$641
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,116 → $1,213
Change+8.7%
vs VIC median-14.8 pp
Median rent+148%
softeningvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
Hospitals · Colac Otway LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Colac Area Healthpublic
Otway Health & Community Services [Apollo Bay]public
Aged care · Colac Otway LGAGEN
Facilities6
Residential places274
Mercy Place Colac109 places
Corangamarah75 places
Calvary Barongarook Gardens60 places
Apollo Bay Multi-Purpose Service30 places
Otway HealthShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Prompt Care STRC - Vic RuralShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Colac Otway LGAACECQA
Services22
Approved places828
Exceeding NQS3
Nido Early School Colac91 places
LITTLE TIKES EARLY LEARNING88 places
Millville Children's Centre85 places
Apex Preschool69 places
Apollo Bay Kindergarten66 places
Wydinia Kindergarten48 places
+16 more in Colac Otway LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Warrion has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · mixed acquisition · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Mar 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 6 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Warrion FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Warrion in?

    Warrion is in the Colac Otway Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3249. Council-level context for Colac Otway LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Warrion?

    The median weekly rent in Warrion is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Warrion?

    Rent context available: Warrion has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Warrion a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Warrion show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Warrion?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Warrion data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.