Bacchus Marsh
Bacchus Marsh (Wathawurrung: Pullerbopulloke) 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.
| Bacchus Marsh Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Main St, Bacchus Marsh | |||||||||||||||
Bacchus Marsh | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°40′30″S 144°26′20″E | ||||||||||||||
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| • Density | 125.91/km2 (326.12/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3340 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 196.3 km2 (75.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eureka | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hawke | ||||||||||||||
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As of the 2021 census, Bacchus Marsh has a population of 7,808, while its statistical urban area (including the suburbs Darley, Maddingley, and Hopetoun Park, among others) has a population of 24,717. 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.
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.