Cardigan

Cardigan is a suburb on the north-western rural-urban fringe of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Cardigan had a population of 1,064. Cardigan Post Office opened 1 January 1861 and was closed on 30 June 1975.

Type: Locality with 763 residents
Description: suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Also known as: “Cardigan, Victoria”, “Cardigan, Victoria, Australia”, and “Windermere”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ballarat Aerodrome and Ballarat Aviation Museum.

Ballarat Aerodrome

Aerodrome

Ballarat Aerodrome

Photo: Novakreo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ballarat Airport is located 4 nautical miles west… Ballarat Aerodrome is situated 3½ km northeast of Cardigan.

Ballarat Aviation Museum

Museum

Ballarat Aviation Museum is an Australian aviation… Ballarat Aviation Museum is situated 3 km northeast of Cardigan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miners Rest and Haddon.

Miners Rest

Suburb

Miners Rest is a suburb north of Ballarat, Victoria… Miners Rest is situated 6 km northeast of Cardigan.

Haddon

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haddon is a township in the Golden Plains Shire, 12 km west of Ballarat. Haddon is situated 8 km southwest of Cardigan.

Ballarat

Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ballarat is a city about 110 km north-west of Melbourne in the Goldfields region of Victoria.

Cardigan

Category: suburb
Location: City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.52905° or 37° 31′ 45″ south

Longitude

143.75752° or 143° 45′ 27″ east

Population

763

Elevation

422 metres (1,385 feet)

Open location code

4RJ5FQC5+92

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2869718617

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cardigan” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Cardigan”
Irish: “Cardigan”
Swedish: “Cardigan, Victoria”
Swedish: “Cardigan”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cardigan and Lucas.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lucas Platinum Park and Lucas Platinum Park Playground.

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Worth a closer look: Melbourne and Geelong.

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