Beaufort, Victoria

Beaufort
Victoria
Beaufort; Victoria
	Main Street, Beaufort
	Beaufort
Coordinates	37°25′50″S 143°23′00″E / 37.43056°S 143.38333°E
Population	1,539 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3373
Location	164 km (102 mi) W of Melbourne ; 50 km (31 mi) W of Ballarat ; 44 km (27 mi) E of Ararat ;
LGA(s)	Pyrenees Shire
State electorate(s)	Ripon
Federal division(s)	Wannon

Beaufort is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway midway between Ararat and Ballarat, in the Pyrenees Shire local government area. It is 387 metres (1,270 ft) above sea level. At the 2016 census, Beaufort had a population of 1,539.^[1] The town takes its name either from Rear-Admiral Francis Beaufort or a Welsh village in Monmouthshire.^[2]

The area was once occupied by the Wadawurrung Indigenous Australians who called the area 'Peerick' or 'Yarram-yarram'.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Beaufort (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "Beaufort". Historical Towns Directory. Australian Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2006.
^ Smyth, R. B. (1878). The aborigines of Victoria With notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria. Vol. I. Melbourne: J. Ferres. p178 http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/languages/smyth_pdf/m0050587_a.pdf Archived 2011-03-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 February 2010.