Dalyston
Dalyston | |
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Bass Highway | |
Dalyston | |
| Coordinates: 38°32′50″S 145°32′27″E / 38.5473°S 145.5408°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Location | |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 583 (2016 census) |
| Postcode | 3992 |
| Mean max temp | 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 9.5 °C (49.1 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 920.7 mm (36.25 in) |
Dalyston /ˈdælistɒn/ is a 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.