Coleraine, Victoria

Coleraine
Victoria
Coleraine; Victoria
	View of town from Peter Francis Points Arboretum
	Coleraine
Coordinates	37°36′0″S 141°42′0″E / 37.60000°S 141.70000°E
Population	1,383 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	3315
Location	335 km (208 mi) W of Melbourne ; 34 km (21 mi) NW of Hamilton ; 30 km (19 mi) E of Casterton ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Southern Grampians
State electorate(s)	Lowan
Federal division(s)	Wannon

Coleraine is a town in Victoria, Australia on the Glenelg Highway, 334 kilometres (208 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne and 34 kilometres (21 mi) north-west of Hamilton in the Shire of Southern Grampians local government area. It was named after the town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. At the 2006 census, the urban area of Coleraine had a population of 991.^[2]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Coleraine (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Coleraine (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 July 2007.