Ballan, Victoria

Ballan Victoria
Inglis Street, the main street
Ballan
Coordinates	37°36′S 144°15′E / 37.600°S 144.250°E / -37.600; 144.250
Population	3,392 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3342
Elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Location	39 km (24 mi) SE of Ballarat 80 km (50 mi) NW of Melbourne 37 km (23 mi) S of Daylesford 71 km (44 mi) N of Geelong 24 km (15 mi) NW of Bacchus Marsh
LGA(s)	Shire of Moorabool
State electorate(s)	Eureka
Federal division(s)	Hawke
Localities around Ballan: Bunding Colbrook Dales Creek Greendale Gordon Ballan Myrniong Mount Egerton Bungal Fiskville Bacchus Marsh

Ballan (/bəˈlæn/ ^ⓘ)^[2] is a town in Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ballan had a population of 3,392.^[1]

It is the second largest administrative centre, behind Bacchus Marsh, in the Shire of Moorabool local government area. Ballan is a small country regional town but also not too far from Melbourne City which takes a one-hour drive. Ballan Town is located in between Melbourne - Ballarat Western Freeway and had a major train stop in between these two cities. Ballan's facilities include a hospital, primary schools, railway station, police station, post office, church, banks, ATM, public play grounds, golf club, hotel, pub, caravan park, fuel station, restaurants, supermarket and other shops. During the Victorian Gold Rush, it became an important staging point for coaches travelling to the Ballarat goldfields.