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[[File:Aerial views of the Otways region of Victoria, Australia.webm|thumb|Aerial views of the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia.]] |
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⚫ | The '''Barwon South West''' is an [[Economic geography|economic]] [[Regions of Victoria|rural region]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsdbi.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0003/65235/Meaning-of-Regional-Victoria.doc|type=[[MS Word]] requires download|title=Meaning of Regional Victoria|work=Department of State Development, Business and Innovation|publisher=State Government of Victoria|date=2011| |
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⚫ | The '''Barwon South West''' is an [[Economic geography|economic]] [[Regions of Victoria|rural region]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsdbi.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0003/65235/Meaning-of-Regional-Victoria.doc|type=[[MS Word]] requires download|title=Meaning of Regional Victoria|work=Department of State Development, Business and Innovation|publisher=State Government of Victoria|date=2011|access-date=15 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125756/http://dsdbi.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0003/65235/Meaning-of-Regional-Victoria.doc|archive-date=19 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> located in the southwestern part of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/victorian-regions/barwon-south-west|title=Victoria's Barwon South West Region|work=Regional Development Victoria|publisher=State Government of Victoria|date=8 May 2014|access-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> The Barwon South West region stretches from the tip of the [[Queenscliff, Victoria|Queenscliff]] Heads to the border of [[South Australia]]. It is home to Victoria’s largest provincial centre, [[Geelong]] and the major centres of |
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[[Aireys Inlet]], [[Apollo Bay]], {{VICcity|Camperdown}}, {{VICcity|Colac}}, {{VICcity|Hamilton}}, {{VICcity|Lorne}}, {{VICcity|Port Campbell}}, {{VICcity|Port Fairy}}, {{VICcity|Portland}}, {{VICcity|Torquay}} and [[Warrnambool]]. It draws its name from the [[Barwon River (Victoria)|Barwon River]] and the geographic location of the region in the state of Victoria. |
[[Aireys Inlet]], [[Apollo Bay]], {{VICcity|Camperdown}}, {{VICcity|Colac}}, {{VICcity|Hamilton}}, {{VICcity|Lorne}}, {{VICcity|Port Campbell}}, {{VICcity|Port Fairy}}, {{VICcity|Portland}}, {{VICcity|Torquay}} and [[Warrnambool]]. It draws its name from the [[Barwon River (Victoria)|Barwon River]] and the geographic location of the region in the state of Victoria. |
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Comprising an area in excess of {{convert|40000|km2}} with approximately {{formatnum:360000}} residents as at the [[Census in Australia#2011|2011 census]], the Barwon South West region includes the [[Shire of Colac Otway|Colac Otway]], [[Shire of Corangamite|Corangamite]], [[Shire of Glenelg|Glenelg]], [[City of Greater Geelong|Greater Geelong]], [[Shire of Moyne|Moyne]], [[Borough of Queenscliffe|Queenscliffe]], [[Shire of Southern Grampians|Southern Grampians]], [[Surf Coast Shire|Surf Coast]] and [[City of Warrnambool|Warrnambool City]] [[Local government in Australia|local government areas]] and the [[Unincorporated area]] of [[Lady Julia Percy Island]]. |
Comprising an area in excess of {{convert|40000|km2}} with approximately {{formatnum:360000}} residents as at the [[Census in Australia#2011|2011 census]], the Barwon South West region includes the [[Shire of Colac Otway|Colac Otway]], [[Shire of Corangamite|Corangamite]], [[Shire of Glenelg|Glenelg]], [[City of Greater Geelong|Greater Geelong]], [[Shire of Moyne|Moyne]], [[Borough of Queenscliffe|Queenscliffe]], [[Shire of Southern Grampians|Southern Grampians]], [[Surf Coast Shire|Surf Coast]] and [[City of Warrnambool|Warrnambool City]] [[Local government in Australia|local government areas]] and the [[Unincorporated area]] of [[Lady Julia Percy Island]]. |
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The Barwon South West region is located along the two major interstate transport corridors – the [[Princes Highway#Victoria|Princes Highway]] corridor and the [[Western Highway (Victoria)|Western Highway]] corridor. The region comprises two distinct and inter-connected sub-regions or districts: Greater Geelong and the Great South Coast. The region is bounded by [[Bass Strait]] and the [[Great Australian Bight]] in the south and southwest, the South Australian border in the west, the [[Grampians (region)|Grampians]] region in the north and the [[Greater Melbourne]] region in the east.<ref>{{cite web |
The Barwon South West region is located along the two major interstate transport corridors – the [[Princes Highway#Victoria|Princes Highway]] corridor and the [[Western Highway (Victoria)|Western Highway]] corridor. The region comprises two distinct and inter-connected sub-regions or districts: Greater Geelong and the Great South Coast. The region is bounded by [[Bass Strait]] and the [[Great Australian Bight]] in the south and southwest, the South Australian border in the west, the [[Grampians (region)|Grampians]] region in the north and the [[Greater Melbourne]] region in the east.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/215405/Great-South-Coast-Regional-Growth-Plan-Summary-May-2014.pdf|type=PDF|page=11|title=Great South Coast Regional Growth Plan: Summary|work=Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure|publisher=[[Government of Victoria (Australia)|Government of Victoria]]|date=May 2014|access-date=16 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085539/http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/215405/Great-South-Coast-Regional-Growth-Plan-Summary-May-2014.pdf|archive-date=19 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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== Administration == |
== Administration == |
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=== Political representation === |
=== Political representation === |
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For the purposes of [[Elections in Australia|Australian federal elections]] for the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], the Barwon South West region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions of [[Division of Corangamite|Corangamite]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/vic/corangamite.htm|title=Profile of the electoral division of Corangamite (Vic)|work=Current federal electoral divisions|publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]]|date=24 December 2010| |
For the purposes of [[Elections in Australia|Australian federal elections]] for the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], the Barwon South West region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions of [[Division of Corangamite|Corangamite]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/vic/corangamite.htm|title=Profile of the electoral division of Corangamite (Vic)|work=Current federal electoral divisions|publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]]|date=24 December 2010|access-date=16 August 2014}}</ref> [[Division of Corio|Corio]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/vic/corio.htm|title=Profile of the electoral division of Corio (Vic)|work=Current federal electoral divisions|publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]]|date=24 December 2010|access-date=16 August 2014}}</ref> and [[Division of Wannon|Wannon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/vic/wannon.htm|title=Profile of the electoral division of Wannon (Vic)|work=Current federal electoral divisions|publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]]|date=24 December 2010|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> |
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For the purposes of Victorian elections for the [[Legislative Assembly of Victoria|Legislative Assembly]], the Barwon South West region is contained within all or part of the electoral districts of [[Electoral district of Bellarine|Bellarine]], [[Electoral district of Geelong|Geelong]], [[Electoral district of Lara|Lara]], [[Electoral district of Lowan|Lowan]], [[Electoral district of Polwarth|Polwarth]], [[Electoral district of Ripon|Ripon]], [[Electoral district of South Barwon|South Barwon]], and [[Electoral district of South-West Coast|South-West Coast]]. |
For the purposes of Victorian elections for the [[Legislative Assembly of Victoria|Legislative Assembly]], the Barwon South West region is contained within all or part of the electoral districts of [[Electoral district of Bellarine|Bellarine]], [[Electoral district of Geelong|Geelong]], [[Electoral district of Lara|Lara]], [[Electoral district of Lowan|Lowan]], [[Electoral district of Polwarth|Polwarth]], [[Electoral district of Ripon|Ripon]], [[Electoral district of South Barwon|South Barwon]], and [[Electoral district of South-West Coast|South-West Coast]]. |
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| align="right" | {{formatnum:20345}} |
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| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA21750|name=Colac Otway (S) (Local Government Area)| |
| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA21750|name=Colac Otway (S) (Local Government Area)|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> |
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| scope="row" | [[Shire of Corangamite]] |
| scope="row" | [[Shire of Corangamite]] |
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| {{convert|4407|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
| {{convert|4407|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
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| align="right" | {{formatnum:16376}} |
| align="right" | {{formatnum:16376}} |
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| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA21830|name=Corangamite (S) (Local Government Area)| |
| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA21830|name=Corangamite (S) (Local Government Area)|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> |
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| scope="row" | [[Shire of Glenelg]] |
| scope="row" | [[Shire of Glenelg]] |
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| {{convert|6212|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
| {{convert|6212|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
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| align="right" | {{formatnum:19575}} |
| align="right" | {{formatnum:19575}} |
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| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA22410|name=Glenelg (S) (Local Government Area)| |
| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA22410|name=Glenelg (S) (Local Government Area)|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> |
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| scope="row" | [[City of Greater Geelong]] |
| scope="row" | [[City of Greater Geelong]] |
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| {{convert|1247|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
| {{convert|1247|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
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| align="right" | {{formatnum:210875}} |
| align="right" | {{formatnum:210875}} |
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| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA22750|name=Greater Geelong (C) (Local Government Area)| |
| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA22750|name=Greater Geelong (C) (Local Government Area)|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> |
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| scope="row" | [[Shire of Moyne]] |
| scope="row" | [[Shire of Moyne]] |
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| {{convert|5478|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
| {{convert|5478|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
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| align="right" | {{formatnum:15955}} |
| align="right" | {{formatnum:15955}} |
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| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA25490 |name=Moyne (S) (Local Government Area)| |
| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA25490 |name=Moyne (S) (Local Government Area)|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> |
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| scope="row" | [[Borough of Queenscliffe]] |
| scope="row" | [[Borough of Queenscliffe]] |
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| {{convert|36|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
| {{convert|36|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
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| align="right" | {{formatnum:3000}} |
| align="right" | {{formatnum:3000}} |
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| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA26080 |name=Queenscliffe (S) (Local Government Area)| |
| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA26080 |name=Queenscliffe (S) (Local Government Area)|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> |
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| scope="row" | [[Shire of Southern Grampians]] |
| scope="row" | [[Shire of Southern Grampians]] |
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| {{convert|6652|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
| {{convert|6652|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
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| align="right" | {{formatnum:16359}} |
| align="right" | {{formatnum:16359}} |
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| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA26260 |name=Southern Grampians (S) (Local Government Area)| |
| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA26260 |name=Southern Grampians (S) (Local Government Area)|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> |
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| scope="row" | [[Surf Coast Shire]] |
| scope="row" | [[Surf Coast Shire]] |
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| {{convert|1560|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
| {{convert|1560|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
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| align="right" | {{formatnum:25870}} |
| align="right" | {{formatnum:25870}} |
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| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA26490 |name=Surf Coast (S) (Local Government Area)| |
| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA26490 |name=Surf Coast (S) (Local Government Area)|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> |
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| scope="row" | [[City of Warrnambool]] |
| scope="row" | [[City of Warrnambool]] |
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| {{convert|121|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
| {{convert|121|km2|sqmi|disp=table}} |
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| align="right" | {{formatnum:32029}} |
| align="right" | {{formatnum:32029}} |
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| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA26730|name=Warrnambool (C) (Local Government Area)| |
| <ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA26730|name=Warrnambool (C) (Local Government Area)|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> |
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| scope="row" align="right" | '''Totals''' |
| scope="row" align="right" | '''Totals''' |
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/victorian-regions/barwon-south-west|title=Barwon South West region|work=Regional Development Victoria |publisher=[[Government of Victoria (Australia)|Government of Victoria]]|date=14 October 2013 }} |
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/victorian-regions/barwon-south-west|title=Barwon South West region|work=Regional Development Victoria |publisher=[[Government of Victoria (Australia)|Government of Victoria]]|date=14 October 2013 }} |
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Coordinates | 38°23′S 142°29′E / 38.383°S 142.483°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 360,384 (2011 census)[Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 12.36478/km2 (32.0246/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 29,146 km2 (11,253.3 sq mi)[Note 2] | ||||||||||||||
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The Barwon South West is an economic rural region[1] located in the southwestern part of Victoria, Australia.[2] The Barwon South West region stretches from the tip of the Queenscliff Heads to the border of South Australia. It is home to Victoria’s largest provincial centre, Geelong and the major centres of Aireys Inlet, Apollo Bay, Camperdown, Colac, Hamilton, Lorne, Port Campbell, Port Fairy, Portland, Torquay and Warrnambool. It draws its name from the Barwon River and the geographic location of the region in the state of Victoria.
Comprising an area in excess of 40,000 square kilometres (15,000 sq mi) with approximately 360,000 residents as at the 2011 census, the Barwon South West region includes the Colac Otway, Corangamite, Glenelg, Greater Geelong, Moyne, Queenscliffe, Southern Grampians, Surf Coast and Warrnambool City local government areas and the Unincorporated area of Lady Julia Percy Island.
The Barwon South West region is located along the two major interstate transport corridors – the Princes Highway corridor and the Western Highway corridor. The region comprises two distinct and inter-connected sub-regions or districts: Greater Geelong and the Great South Coast. The region is bounded by Bass Strait and the Great Australian Bight in the south and southwest, the South Australian border in the west, the Grampians region in the north and the Greater Melbourne region in the east.[3]
Administration
[edit]Political representation
[edit]For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, the Barwon South West region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions of Corangamite,[4] Corio,[5] and Wannon.[6]
For the purposes of Victorian elections for the Legislative Assembly, the Barwon South West region is contained within all or part of the electoral districts of Bellarine, Geelong, Lara, Lowan, Polwarth, Ripon, South Barwon, and South-West Coast.
Local government areas
[edit]The region contains nine local government areas and one unincorporated area of Victoria, which are:
Local government area | Area | Population (2011 census) |
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Shire of Colac Otway | 3,433 | 1,325 | 20,345 | [7] |
Shire of Corangamite | 4,407 | 1,702 | 16,376 | [8] |
Shire of Glenelg | 6,212 | 2,398 | 19,575 | [9] |
City of Greater Geelong | 1,247 | 481 | 210,875 | [10] |
Shire of Moyne | 5,478 | 2,115 | 15,955 | [11] |
Borough of Queenscliffe | 36 | 14 | 3,000 | [12] |
Shire of Southern Grampians | 6,652 | 2,568 | 16,359 | [13] |
Surf Coast Shire | 1,560 | 600 | 25,870 | [14] |
City of Warrnambool | 121 | 47 | 32,029 | [15] |
Totals | 29,146 | 11,253 | 360,384 |
Environmental protection
[edit]The Barwon South West region contains the Brisbane Ranges, Cobboboonee, Great Otway, Lower Glenelg and Port Campbell national parks.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Meaning of Regional Victoria". Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (MS Word requires download). State Government of Victoria. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Victoria's Barwon South West Region". Regional Development Victoria. State Government of Victoria. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Great South Coast Regional Growth Plan: Summary" (PDF). Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (PDF). Government of Victoria. May 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Corangamite (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Corio (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Wannon (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Colac Otway (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Corangamite (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Glenelg (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Greater Geelong (C) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Moyne (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Queenscliffe (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Southern Grampians (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Surf Coast (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Warrnambool (C) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
External links
[edit]- "Barwon South West region". Regional Development Victoria. Government of Victoria. 14 October 2013.