Grampians (region)
Grampians Region | |||||||||||||
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Craigs Hotel, Lydiard Street, Ballarat. | |||||||||||||
Grampians Region The location of Grampians National Park, within the Grampians region | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 37°16′S 142°26′E / 37.267°S 142.433°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 48,646 km2 (18,782 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 236,739 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.86657/km2 (12.60435/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11:00 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
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The Grampians is an economic rural region located in the western part of Victoria, Australia. The 48,646-square-kilometre (18,782 sq mi) region lies to the northwest of the western suburbs of Greater Melbourne, to the state's western border with South Australia and includes the Grampians National Park and significant gold mining heritage assets. The Grampians region has two sub-regions: the Central Highlands and Wimmera Southern Mallee.
As at the 2016 Australian census, the Grampians region had a population of 236,739, with almost half of the population located in the City of Ballarat. The principal centres of the region, in descending order of population, are Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, Horsham, Ararat, and Stawell.