Australia
Victoria
City of Ballarat

Ballarat Central

Ballarat Central is the central locality of in Victoria, . The population of Ballarat Central at the 2021 census was 5,378, making it the sixth most populous in the urban area.
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  • Type: Suburb with 5,540 residents
  • Description: central business district of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  • Also known as: “Ballaarat West”, “Ballarat Central, Victoria”, and “Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Patrick’s Cathedral and Ballarat Base Hospital.

Church
Photo: Pplu, Public domain.
St Patrick's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral church of the Diocese of Ballarat and seat of Bishop Paul Bird. The cathedral is located in the provincial city of , Victoria, .

Hospital
Photo: Skyscraper297, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a located in Ballarat, Victoria, . It is a public hospital operated by Ballarat Health Services. Ballarat Health Services employs approximately 4000 staff at the Base Hospital, the 1 km to the south-west, and 13 off-site facilities in the surrounding area.

Museum
Photo: Biatch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the oldest regional art gallery in Australia. It was established in 1884 as the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery by a company of interested citizens led by James Oddie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballarat and Warrenheip.

Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city about 110 km north-west of in the region of . is most noted as a former goldmining town with excellent examples of Australian colonial architecture, and as the site of the famous miners' revolt at the Eureka Stockade in 1854.

Suburb
is a suburb of , Victoria, on the eastern rural-urban fringe named after nearby . At the 2021 census, had a population of 721. is situated 7 km east of Ballarat Central.

Suburb
is a suburb north of Ballarat, Victoria, on the north-western rural-urban fringe of the city, 11 kilometres northwest of the Central Business District. is situated 10 km northwest of Ballarat Central.

Ballarat Central

Latitude
-37.56273° or 37° 33′ 46″ south
Longitude
143.85015° or 143° 51′ 1″ east
Population
5,540
Elevation
450 metres (1,476 feet)
Open location code
4RJ5CVP2+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2580333967
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8014922
Wiki­data ID
Q4851458
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ballarat Central” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ballarat Central”
  • Chinese: “巴拉瑞特中央”
  • French: “Ballarat Central”
  • Hebrew: “בלארט המערבית (ויקטוריה)”
  • Hebrew: “בלארט סנטרל, ויקטוריה, אוסטרליה”
  • Hebrew: “בלארט סנטרל, ויקטוריה”
  • Hebrew: “מערב בלארט (ויקטוריה)”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז בלארט (ויקטוריה)”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז בלארט”
  • Malagasy: “Ballarat Central”
  • Persian: “بالارات مرکزی”
  • Slovenian: “Ballarat Central”
  • Swedish: “Ballarat Central”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dance School of Distinction and Historic Baptist Church.

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