Bald Hills, Victoria — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Bald Hills, in the Ballarat City local government area.
| Locality | Bald Hills |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Ballarat City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.44635 |
| Longitude | 143.83831 |
| Population | 87 |
| Density | 7.6 /km² |
| Area | 11.4 km² |
| Elevation | 435 m |
| Postcode | 3364 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 107 km west-northwest |
Bald Hills is a locality in the Ballarat City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 87. The locality covers an area of 11.4 km², giving a population density of about 7.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 435 m above sea level. It lies approximately 107 km west-northwest of Melbourne. Bald Hills is located at 37.4464°S, 143.8383°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3364. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Bald Hills unfolds across a landscape of rolling terrain, where the earth, a rich ochre, dips and rises with a quiet persistence. It lies 59.1 km west-north-west of Bacchus Marsh, VIC (from Bacchus Marsh, VIC: bearing 296°T), and is situated 9.5 km north of Wendouree. Patches of hardy native grasses, often bleached by the sun, give way to scattered stands of eucalypts, their grey-green foliage a familiar silhouette against the vast, often startlingly blue sky. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faintest whisper of dust and the distant, sweet perfume of flowering wattles. In the late afternoon, the sun bleeds across the western horizon, casting long, distorted shadows that stretch and warp the subtle contours of the land, painting the fields in shades of burnished gold and deepening violet.
The history of Bald Hills is a story etched into the very grain of the land, a narrative woven from the threads of pastoral ambition and the tenacious spirit of those who sought their fortune here. For generations, sheep and cattle have grazed these undulating pastures, their presence shaping the character of the fields and the quiet hum of the local economy. While the echoes of gold rushes from neighbouring regions might have passed by, the enduring legacy of agriculture remains, a steady heartbeat in the life of Bald Hills. The nearby waterways, though not grand rivers, play their part, offering vital sustenance to the land and a gentle murmur that accompanies the day-to-day existence of its inhabitants, a constant, understated reminder of nature’s enduring presence.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Bald Hills, Victoria with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Bald Hills, in the Ballarat City local government area.
Detailed location data for Bald Hills includes the postcode (3364), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Ballarat City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bald Hills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |