Dereel, Victoria

Dereel Victoria
Dereel Soldiers' Memorial Hall and CFA shed
Dereel
Coordinates	37°49′0″S 143°45′0″E / 37.81667°S 143.75000°E / -37.81667; 143.75000Coordinates: 37°49′0″S 143°45′0″E / 37.81667°S 143.75000°E / -37.81667; 143.75000
Population	666 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	3352
Elevation	348 m (1,142 ft)
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(s)	Golden Plains Shire
State electorate(s)	Polwarth
Federal Division(s)	Ballarat Corangamite
Localities around Dereel: Berringa Enfield Grenville Illabarook Dereel Mount Mercer Rokewood Junction Corindhap Rokewood

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 666.

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.

Dereel includes a large wetlands area, referred to as the "Swamp" or "Lagoon". In recent years it is almost dry.

On 27 March 2013, a bushfire at Dereel destroyed 16 houses and 18 sheds. The fire covered 1,300 hectares (3,212 acres).