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  Craigs Hotel,Lydiard Street,Ballarat. | |||||||||||||
  Grampians Region The location ofGrampians National Park, within the Grampians region | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:37°16′S142°26′E / 37.267°S 142.433°E /-37.267; 142.433 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 48,646 km2 (18,782 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 236,739 (2016 census)[Note 1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.86657/km2 (12.60435/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11:00 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
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TheGrampians is aneconomicrural region[1] located in the western part ofVictoria,Australia. The 48,646-square-kilometre (18,782 sq mi) region lies to the northwest of the western suburbs ofGreater Melbourne, to the state's western border withSouth Australia and includes theGrampians National Park and significant gold mining heritage assets. The Grampians region has two sub-regions: theCentral Highlands andWimmera Southern Mallee.[2]
As at the2016 Australian census, the Grampians region had a population of 236,739, with almost half of the population located in theCity of Ballarat. The principal centres of the region, in descending order of population, areBallarat,Bacchus Marsh,Horsham,Ararat, andStawell.
For the purposes ofAustralian federal elections for theHouse of Representatives, the Grampians region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions ofBallarat,[3]Corangamite,[4]Mallee,[5] andWannon.[6]
For the purposes of Victorian elections for theLegislative Assembly, the Grampians region is contained within all or part of the electoral districts ofBuninyong,Lowan,Melton,Mildura,Murray Plains,Polwarth,Ripon andWendouree.
The region contains elevenlocal government areas, which are:
| Local government area | Area | Population (2011 census) | Source(s) | Population (2016 census) | Source(s) | |
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| Rural City of Ararat | 4,230 | 1,630 | 11,183 | [7] | 11,600 | [8] |
| City of Ballarat | 740 | 290 | 93,501 | [9] | 101,686 | [10] |
| Golden Plains Shire | 2,704 | 1,044 | 18,770 | [11] | 21,688 | [12] |
| Shire of Hepburn | 1,470 | 570 | 14,367 | [13] | 15,330 | [14] |
| Shire of Hindmarsh | 7,527 | 2,906 | 5,798 | [15] | 5,721 | [16] |
| Rural City of Horsham | 4,249 | 1,641 | 19,279 | [17] | 19,642 | [18] |
| Shire of Moorabool | 2,110 | 810 | 28,124 | [19] | 31,818 | [20] |
| Shire of Northern Grampians | 5,918 | 2,285 | 11,845 | [21] | 11,439 | [22] |
| Shire of Pyrenees | 3,433 | 1,325 | 6,669 | [23] | 7,238 | [24] |
| Shire of West Wimmera | 9,107 | 3,516 | 4,251 | [25] | 3,903 | [26] |
| Shire of Yarriambiack | 7,158 | 2,764 | 7,088 | [27] | 6,674 | [28] |
| Totals | 48,646 | 18,782 | 220,875 | 236,739 | ||
The Grampians Region is home to one of Australia's longest running food and wine festivals,Grampians Grape Escape, held over the first weekend of May inHalls Gap every year. Launched in 1992, theGrampians Grape Escape is a hallmark event for Victoria and provides food and wine offerings by more than 100 local artisan producers, live music and family entertainment.[29]
The Grampians region contains theGrampians National Park andLittle Desert National Park.
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