Grampians (region)

This article is about the administrative region in Victoria, Australia. For the former region of Scotland, see Grampian. For the Australian wine region, see Grampians (wine).

The Grampians is an economic rural region^[1] located in the western part of Victoria, Australia. The 48,646-square-kilometre (18,782 sq mi) region lies to the northwest of the western suburbs of Greater Melbourne, to the state's western border with South Australia and includes the Grampians National Park and significant gold mining heritage assets. The Grampians region has two sub-regions: the Central Highlands and Wimmera Southern Mallee.^[2]

Grampians Region Victoria
Craigs Hotel, Lydiard Street, Ballarat.
Grampians Region The location of Grampians National Park, within the Grampians region
Coordinates	37°16′S 142°26′E
Population	236,739 (2016 census)[Note 1]
• Density	4.86657/km2 (12.60435/sq mi)
Area	48,646 km2 (18,782.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Location	200 km (124 mi) W of Melbourne
LGA(s)	(by population) Ballarat Moorabool Horsham Golden Plains Hepburn Northern Grampians Ararat Yarriambiack Pyrenees Hindmarsh West Wimmera
State electorate(s)	Eureka Lowan Melton Mildura Murray Plains Polwarth Ripon Wendouree
Federal division(s)	Ballarat Corangamite Mallee Wannon
Localities around Grampians Region: Loddon Mallee Loddon Mallee Loddon Mallee South Australia Grampians Region Greater Melbourne Barwon South West Barwon South West Barwon South West

As at the 2016 Australian census, the Grampians region had a population of 236,739, with almost half of the population located in the City of Ballarat. The principal centres of the region, in descending order of population, are Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, Horsham, Ararat, and Stawell.

Administration

Political representation

For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, the Grampians region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions of Ballarat,^[3] Corangamite,^[4] Mallee,^[5] and Wannon.^[6]

For the purposes of Victorian elections for the Legislative Assembly, the Grampians region is contained within all or part of the electoral districts of Buninyong, Lowan, Melton, Mildura, Murray Plains, Polwarth, Ripon and Wendouree.

Local government areas

The region contains eleven local government areas, which are:

Grampians region LGA populations

Local government area	Area		Population (2011 census)	Source(s)	Population (2016 census)	Source(s)
	km2	sq mi
Rural City of Ararat	4,230	1,630	11,183	[7]	11,600	[8]
City of Ballarat	740	290	93,501	[9]	101,686	[10]
Golden Plains Shire	2,704	1,044	18,770	[11]	21,688	[12]
Shire of Hepburn	1,470	570	14,367	[13]	15,330	[14]
Shire of Hindmarsh	7,527	2,906	5,798	[15]	5,721	[16]
Rural City of Horsham	4,249	1,641	19,279	[17]	19,642	[18]
Shire of Moorabool	2,110	810	28,124	[19]	31,818	[20]
Shire of Northern Grampians	5,918	2,285	11,845	[21]	11,439	[22]
Shire of Pyrenees	3,433	1,325	6,669	[23]	7,238	[24]
Shire of West Wimmera	9,107	3,516	4,251	[25]	3,903	[26]
Shire of Yarriambiack	7,158	2,764	7,088	[27]	6,674	[28]
Totals	48,646	18,782	220,875		236,739

Food and Wine Festival

The Grampians Region is home to one of Australia's longest running food and wine festivals, Grampians Grape Escape, held over the first weekend of May in Halls Gap every year. Launched in 1992, the Grampians Grape Escape is a hallmark event for Victoria and provides food and wine offerings by more than 100 local artisan producers, live music and family entertainment.^[29]

Environmental protection

The Grampians region contains the Grampians National Park and Little Desert National Park.

See also

• Victoria portal

• Geography of Victoria
• Regions of Victoria

Notes

1. Population figure is the combined population of all LGAs in the region

References

1. "Meaning of Regional Victoria". Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (MS Word requires download). State Government of Victoria. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
2. "Victoria's Grampians Region". Regional Development Victoria. State Government of Victoria. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
3. "Profile of the electoral division of Ballarat (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
4. "Profile of the electoral division of Corangamite (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
5. "Profile of the electoral division of Mallee (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
6. "Profile of the electoral division of Wannon (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Ararat (RC) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Ararat (RC) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Ballarat (C) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Ballarat (C) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Golden Plains (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Golden Plains (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Hepburn (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Hepburn (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Hindmarsh (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Hindmarsh (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Horsham (RC) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
18. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Horsham (RC) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Moorabool (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
20. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Moorabool (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
21. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Northern Grampians (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
22. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Northern Grampians (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
23. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Pyrenees (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
24. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Pyrenees (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
25. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: West Wimmera (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
26. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: West Wimmera (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
27. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Yarriambiack (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
28. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Yarriambiack (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
29. "2014 Grampians Grape Escape | Victorian Government". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.