Wallan, Victoria

Wallan Victoria
Wallan from the top of Green Hill
Wallan
Coordinates	37°25′S 144°59′E / 37.417°S 144.983°E / -37.417; 144.983Coordinates: 37°25′S 144°59′E / 37.417°S 144.983°E / -37.417; 144.983
Population	7,811 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	3756
Elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Location	45 km (28 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	Shire of Mitchell
Parish	Wallan Wallan
State electorate(s)	Yan Yean
Federal Division(s)	McEwen
Localities around Wallan: Lancefield Kilmore Wandong Romsey Wallan Upper Plenty Romsey Beveridge Upper Plenty

Wallan ⁱ/ˈwɒlən/, traditionally known as Wallan Wallan (large circular place of water), is a town in Victoria, 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Melbourne in Australia. The town sits at the southern end of the large and diverse Shire of Mitchell which extends from the northern fringes of Melbourne into the farming country of north-central Victoria and the lower Goulburn Valley. The township flanks the Northern Highway and is set against the backdrop of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2011 census, Wallan had a population of 7,811.

The fastest growing town and now largest town in the shire, Wallan is a link between the city and rural towns such as Kilmore, Broadford and Seymour. 15 kilometres to the north is a turnoff to Strath Creek which leads through the Valley of a Thousand Hills.

A Wallan Wallan Post Office opened on 1 April 1858. A Wallan Railway Station Post Office opened on 1 October 1873, later renamed as Wallan Wallan East and closing in 1992.