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Rural South

About the profile areas

The 2023 Estimated Resident Population for Rural South is 3,038, with a population density of 2.35 persons per square km.

Location and boundaries

Rural South is bounded generally by McGrath Road, Nalangil Road, Bullens Lane, Browns Lane, Kennys Lane, Lake Colac, Deans Creek Road, the locality of Elliminyt, Colac-Forrest Road, Collins Road, Trasks Road, Colac-Murroon Road, Deepdene Road and Birregurra-Deans Marsh Road in the north, Surf Coast Shire in the east, the localities of Separation Creek, Wye River, Kennett River, Mount Sabine, Tanybryn, Beech Forest, Ferguson, Wyelangta, Lavers Hill and Chapple Vale in the south, and Corangamite Shire in the west.

Profile areas
Rural South

Included areas

  • Rural South encompasses the localities of Barongarook,
  • Barongarook West,
  • Barramunga,
  • Barwon Downs,
  • Bungador,
  • Colac West,
  • Forrest,
  • Gellibrand,
  • Gerangamete,
  • Irrewillipe,
  • Irrewillipe East,
  • Kawarren,
  • Larpent,
  • Murroon,
  • Nalangil,
  • Swan Marsh,
  • Yeo and Yeodene,
  • and the Colac Otway Shire parts of the localities of Carlisle River,
  • Carpendeit,
  • Jancourt East,
  • Pennyroyal,
  • Pirron Yallock,
  • Simpson and Stonyford. The remaining parts of the localities of Carlisle River,
  • Carpendeit,
  • Jancourt East,
  • Pirron Yallock,
  • Simpson and Stonyford are located in Corangamite Shire. The remaining part of the locality of Pennyroyal is located in Surf Coast Shire.
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