Dalyston

Dalyston /ˈdælistɒn/ is a seaside town located 125 kilometres (78 mi) south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally as a train station at Powlett River near Wonthaggi, it is now the location of the Victorian Desalination Plant, and at the 2011 census, it had a population of 606. It's Bass Coast’s fastest-growing suburb, with the 2011 census showing Dalyston’s population more than doubled from 278 residents in 2006 to 606 in 2011.

Dalyston
Victoria
Bass Highway
Dalyston
Coordinates38.5473°S 145.5408°E / -38.5473; 145.5408
Population583 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)3992
Elevation34 m (112 ft)
Location
  • 130 km (81 mi) SE of Melbourne
  • 39 km (24 mi) S of Leongatha
LGA(s)Bass Coast Shire
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)McMillan
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18.7 °C
66 °F
9.5 °C
49 °F
920.7 mm
36.2 in
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