Central Victoria

North Central Victoria
Originally a Masonic Hall, now the Capital Theatre in Bendigo.
An aerial view of Seymour showing Goulburn River to the left.
North Central The location of Bendigo, the major city in the North Central region
Coordinates	36°45′S 144°16′E / 36.750°S 144.267°E / -36.750; 144.267Coordinates: 36°45′S 144°16′E / 36.750°S 144.267°E / -36.750; 144.267
Population	239,438 (2011 census)
• Density	5.12035/km2 (13.26166/sq mi)
Area	46,762 km2 (18,054.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	150 km (93 mi) NW of Melbourne
LGA(s)	(by population) Greater Bendigo Macedon Ranges Campaspe Mount Alexander Central Goldfields Gannawarra Loddon Buloke
State electorate(s)	Bendigo East Bendigo West Macedon Ripon Murray Plains
Federal Division(s)	Bendigo Mallee (part) McEwen (part) Murray (part) Wannon (part)
Localities around North Central: Mallee New South Wales Hume Mallee North Central Central Highlands Wimmera Greater Melbourne Central Highlands

North Central Victoria is a rural region in the Australian state of Victoria. The region lies to the south of the Victorian/New South Wales border as defined by the Murray River, to the southwest of the Hume region, to the west of the Great Dividing Range contained within the Central Highlands and Victorian Alps, to the north of Greater Melbourne, to the northeast of the Wimmera, and to the east of the Mallee region.

As at the 2011 Australian census, the North Central region had a population of 239,438, representing the aggregate population of the eight local government areas that comprise the region.

Sustainability Victoria, a Victorian Government agency, defines North Central Victoria as the municipalities of Buloke, Gannawarra, Loddon, Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Mount Alexander, Macedon Ranges and the City of Greater Bendigo. A climate change study by LaTrobe University also includes the Shire of Hepburn within the region.