Drouin, Victoria

Drouin
Victoria
Main street, 2010
Drouin is located in Baw Baw Shire
Drouin
Drouin
Coordinates38°08′0″S 145°51′0″E / 38.13333°S 145.85000°E / -38.13333; 145.85000
Population
 • Density228.6/km2 (592/sq mi)
Established1867
Postcode(s)3818
Area52 km2 (20.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Baw Baw
CountyBuln Buln
ParishDrouin West
State electorate(s)Narracan
Federal division(s)Monash
Localities around Drouin:
Labertouche Robin Hood Drouin East
Longwarry Drouin Warragul
Ripplebrook Hallora Lardner

Drouin (/ˈdruːɪn/) is a town in the West Gippsland region, 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria. Its local government area is the Shire of Baw Baw, and is home to the shire council's headquarters despite being the second-largest town in the shire, behind neighbouring Warragul. The town's name is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "north wind".[3] New housing developments have accelerated the town's residential growth in recent years. As at the 2016 census, Drouin had a population of 11,887 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Drouin". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ABSSUA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Drouin". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004.