North Central Victoria
North Central Victoria is a rural region in the Australian state of Victoria. The region lies to the south of the Victorian/New South Wales border as defined by the Murray River, to the southwest of the Hume region, to the west of the Great Dividing Range contained within the Central Highlands and Victorian Alps, to the north of Greater Melbourne, to the northeast of the Wimmera, and to the east of the Mallee region.
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Originally a Masonic Hall, now the Capital Theatre in Bendigo. | |||||||||||||||
An aerial view of Seymour showing Goulburn River to the left. | |||||||||||||||
North Central The location of Bendigo, the major city in the North Central region | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°45′S 144°16′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 249,660 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 5.33895/km2 (13.8278/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 46,762 km2 (18,054.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 150 km (93 mi) NW of Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
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As at the 2016 Australian census, the North Central region had a population of 249,660, representing the aggregate population of the eight local government areas that comprise the region.
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