Grampians (region)

Grampians Region Victoria
Craigs Hotel, Lydiard Street, Ballarat.
Grampians Region The location of Grampians National Park, within the Grampians region
Coordinates	37°16′S 142°26′E / 37.267°S 142.433°E / -37.267; 142.433Coordinates: 37°16′S 142°26′E / 37.267°S 142.433°E / -37.267; 142.433
Population	220,875 (2011 census)
• Density	4.54046/km2 (11.75973/sq mi)
Area	48,646 km2 (18,782.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	200 km (124 mi) W of Melbourne
LGA(s)	(by population) Ballarat Moorabool Horsham Golden Plains Hepburn Northern Grampians Ararat Yarriambiack Pyrenees Hindmarsh West Wimmera
State electorate(s)	Buninyong Lowan Melton Mildura Murray Plains Polwarth Ripon Wendouree
Federal Division(s)	Ballarat Corangamite Mallee Wannon
Localities around Grampians Region: Loddon Mallee Loddon Mallee Loddon Mallee South Australia Grampians Region Greater Melbourne Barwon South West Barwon South West Barwon South West

The Grampians is an economic rural region located in the western part of Victoria, Australia. The 48,646-square-kilometre (18,782 sq mi) region lies to the northwest of the western suburbs of Greater Melbourne, to the state's western border with South Australia and includes the Grampians National Park and significant gold mining heritage assets. The Grampians region has two sub-regions, Grampians Central Highlands and Wimmera Southern Mallee.

As at the 2011 Australian census, the Grampians region had a population of 220,875, with the majority of the population located in the City of Ballarat. The principal centres of the region, in descending order of population, are Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, Horsham, Ararat, and Stawell.

For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, the Grampians region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions of Ballarat,Corangamite,Mallee, and Wannon.

For the purposes of Victorian elections for the Legislative Assembly, the Grampians region is contained within all or part of the electoral districts of Buninyong, Lowan, Melton, Mildura, Murray Plains, Polwarth, Ripon and Wendouree.