Grampians

General information

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The Grampians Region covers the area from Bacchus Marsh in the east to the South Australian border in the west, and from Patchewollock in the north to Lake Bolac in the south. It is a geographically diverse region and home to stunning parks, rolling hills, historic villages and vibrant cities. It includes the major regional centre of Ballarat and smaller communities of Horsham, Stawell Daylesford, Edenhope, Great Western, Hopetoun, Kaniva, Nhill, St Arnaud, Warracknabea and Ararat.

The Grampian region currently has approximately 247,105 residents, with the population concentrated in the east of the region, with more than half living in Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh.
The Grampians Region covers an area of 47,980 square kilometres.

Municipalities

Grampians contains eleven municipalities:

Regional Ethnic Communities’ Councils/Migrant Resource Centres:

Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council

Diversity in the Region

Language spoken at home, Grampians

Language	Number	%
English	19,2717	93%
LOTE	5,932	3%
Not stated	8,465	4%
Total	207,114	100%

Prepared by OMAC with special tables from ABS 2006 Census

Country of birth, Grampians

Country of birth	Number	%
Australia	178,940	86%
Other English speaking countries	8,295	4%
Main non-English speaking countries	5,768	3%
Other countries*	2,684	1%
Not stated	11,427	6%
Total	207,114	100%

*Includes Inadequately Described, At Sea, Not Elsewhere Classified
Prepared by OMAC with special tables from ABS 2006 Census .

Proficiency in Spoken English by Grampians Region, Victoria, 2006 Census

English Proficiency	Grampians Region
Speaks English only	192,730
Speaks another language and speaks English
Very well	3,860
Well	1,550
Not well	555
Not at all	192
Not stated - (both language and proficiency not stated)	8,031
Not stated - (language stated, proficiency not stated)	187
Total Persons	207,105