Warracknabeal is a wheatbelt town in the
Australian state of Victoria. Situated on the banks
of the Yarriambiack Creek, 330 km north-west of
Melbourne, Warracknabeal is the business and
services centre of the northern Wimmera and
southern Mallee districts, and hosts local
government offices of the Shire of Yarriambiack.
The town of Warracknabeal is situated between
Horsham and Hopetoun in the north-west of the
state.
At the 2011 census Warracknabeal district had a
population of 2,745, of which 2,340 lived in the
urban town centre.
The prosperity that Warracknabeal is now enjoying
is the result of its diverse agricultural industries
which include fat lambs, wool, wheat, barley, lupins
and canola.