Birregurra

Birregurra
Victoria
Main street
Birregurra is located in Colac Otway Shire
Birregurra
Birregurra
Coordinates38°20′0″S 143°47′0″E / 38.33333°S 143.78333°E / -38.33333; 143.78333
Population942 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3242
Location
LGA(s)Colac Otway Shire
State electorate(s)Polwarth
Federal division(s)Wannon
Localities around Birregurra:
Ombersley Ombersley Winchelsea
Warncoort Birregurra Winchelsea South
Yeodene Murroon
Whoorel
Deans Marsh
Bambra

Birregurra, is a town in Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia, approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) south-west of Melbourne. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 942.[1]

The name comes from an Aboriginal word thought to mean "kangaroo camp".[2] The town is on Gulidjan Country.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Birregurra". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 March 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Birregurra". Victorian Places. Retrieved 29 August 2024.