Winter Valley
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| Coordinates: 37°35′20″S 143°48′50″E / 37.5890°S 143.8140°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Ballarat | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,440 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3358 | ||||||||||||
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Winter Valley is a western suburb of the City of Ballarat. The population at the 2021 census was 3,440. Established on 11 February 2016 as part of the western growth zone, Winter Valley was named after early colonist John Winter following a controversy on whether on not it should be named after the 19th-century Aboriginal elder Mullawallah.