| Bacchus Marsh Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Main St, Bacchus Marsh | |||||||||||||||
  Bacchus Marsh | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°40′30″S 144°26′20″E / 37.67500°S 144.43889°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
| • Density | 125.91/km2 (326.12/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3340 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 196.3 km2 (75.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eureka | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hawke | ||||||||||||||
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Bacchus Marsh (Wathawurrung: Pullerbopulloke)[3] is a peri-urban town in Victoria, Australia located approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) north-west of the state capital Melbourne, at a near equidistance to the major cities of Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong.
As of the 2021 census, Bacchus Marsh has a population of 7,808,[4] while its statistical urban area (including the suburbs Darley, Maddingley, and Hopetoun Park, among others) has a population of 24,717.[1] Bacchus Marsh is the largest urban area in the Shire of Moorabool local government area.
Traditionally a market garden area producing a large amount of the region's fruits and vegetables, in recent decades it has transformed into the main commuter town on the Melbourne-Ballarat corridor.[5][6]
It was named after the colonial settler Captain William Henry Bacchus, who saw the great value of this locality as it was situated on two rivers — the Lerderderg and Werribee.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bacchus Marsh (Significant Urban Areas)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bacchus Marsh (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Clark, Ian D. (2002). Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Victoria. Heydon, Toby, 1972-, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corp. for Languages. ISBN 0-9579360-2-8. OCLC 54913331.
- ^ "2021 Bacchus Marsh, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Bacchus Marsh short of infrastructure for 5000 new residents - Council - News - Melton Leader". Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ Gray, Darren; Rood, David (8 May 2008). "Sleepy Bacchus Marsh tipped for a new honour in rural boom". The Age. Melbourne.
