Beaufort (Victoria)

Beaufort
Beaufort main street
State :  Australia State : Victoria
Coordinates : 37 ° 26 '  S , 143 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 26 '  S , 143 ° 23'  E Area : 4.1  km²
Residents : 1,072 (2016) Population density : 261 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Telephone code : (+61) 03 Postal code : 3373 LGA : Pyrenees Shire
Beaufort

Beaufort is a place in the state of Victoria in Australia and is located halfway between Ballarat and Ararat on the Western Highway and is a stop on the drive from Adelaide to Melbourne . Beaufort is the administrative seat of the Local Administrative Area (LGA) Pyrenees Shire .

During the gold rush in the middle of the 19th century, up to 100,000 people lived here, today (2016) there are only around 1100.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Beaufort ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2020.