Bacchus Marsh

Bacchus Marsh
Victoria
Main St, Bacchus Marsh
Bacchus Marsh is located in Shire of Moorabool
Bacchus Marsh
Bacchus Marsh
Coordinates37°40′30″S 144°26′20″E / 37.67500°S 144.43889°E / -37.67500; 144.43889
Population
  • 24,717 (2021 (statistical urban area))[1]
  • 7,808 (2021 (town proper))[2]
 • Density125.91/km2 (326.12/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3340
Elevation118 m (387 ft)
Area196.3 km2 (75.8 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Moorabool
State electorate(s)Eureka
Federal division(s)Hawke
Localities around Bacchus Marsh:
Pentland Hills Darley Merrimu
Pentland Hills Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Maddingley Maddingley Parwan

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.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bacchus Marsh (Significant Urban Areas)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 May 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bacchus Marsh (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2021 Bacchus Marsh, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Gray, Darren; Rood, David (8 May 2008). "Sleepy Bacchus Marsh tipped for a new honour in rural boom". The Age. Melbourne.