Dereel, Victoria

Dereel Victoria
Dereel Soldiers' Memorial Hall and CFA shed
Dereel
Population:	669[1]
Postcode:	3352
Elevation:	348 m (1,142 ft) [2]
Location:	133 km (83 mi) W of Melbourne 33 km (21 mi) S of Ballarat 70 km (43 mi) N of Colac 32 km (20 mi) N of Cressy
LGA:	Golden Plains Shire
State District:	Polwarth
Federal Division:	Corangamite

Dereel is a town in the Western District of the Australian state of Victoria. At the 2006 census, Dereel and the surrounding area had a population of 669.^[1]

It is located on the Ballarat-Colac Road, 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Ballarat and 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Colac. There is no clearly defined town centre, though the Dereel Soldiers' Memorial Hall, located on Swamp Road, is commonly considered as the town centre.

Dereel Post Office opened on 1 November 1868 and closed in 1971. ^[3]

Dereel includes a large wetlands area, referred to as the "Swamp" or "Lagoon". In the current (2007) drought it is almost dry.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Dereel (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25467&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
2. ^ http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1505025/Dereel/ Retrieved on 24 July 2009
3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 

Coordinates: 37°49′11″S 143°45′05″E / 37.819722°S 143.751447°E / -37.819722; 143.751447