Bullarook

Bullarook is a locality in the Central Highlands in Victoria, near Ballarat.

Bullarook
Victoria
Bullarook
Coordinates37.5435°S 143.981°E / -37.5435; 143.981
Population99 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)3352
Elevation563 m (1,847 ft)
Location
  • 105 km (65 mi) SE of Melbourne
  • 17 km (11 mi) SE of Creswick
  • 14 km (9 mi) W of Ballarat
LGA(s)Shire of Moorabool
State electorate(s)Buninyong
Federal division(s)Ballarat
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18.1 °C
65 °F
7.4 °C
45 °F
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Bullarook was home to the William Tell Quartz Mining Co., a gold mining company which was active until 1865.

The town had a cricket club which operated during the 1920s. The town had a State school, which operated from the 1860s to at least until the end of the First World War. Bullarook was also serviced by the Sawyers' Arms and the Fellmongers' Arms Hotels. The town has an Avenue of Honour, which was planted in August 1920.

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