Cassilis, Victoria

Cassilis
Cassilis Mine, circa 1900
Cassilis
Coordinates: 37°13′0″S 147°36′0″E / 37.21667°S 147.60000°E / -37.21667; 147.60000
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total29 (2016 census)
Postcode
3898

Cassilis is a locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It was named after a district and castle in Ayrshire, Scotland. In the late 19th century, at the peak of the gold boom, it was a thriving mining centre and home to more than 500 people.