Cardigan, 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 Cardigan, in the Ballarat City local government area.
| Locality | Cardigan |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Ballarat City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.53563 |
| Longitude | 143.74517 |
| Population | 763 |
| Density | 20.9 /km² |
| Area | 36.5 km² |
| Elevation | 422 m |
| Postcode | 3352 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 112 km west-northwest |
Cardigan is a locality in the Ballarat City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 763. The locality covers an area of 36.5 km², giving a population density of about 20.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 422 m above sea level. It lies approximately 112 km west-northwest of Melbourne. Cardigan is located at 37.5356°S, 143.7452°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3352. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Cardigan unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, a soft green blanket brushed by the wide, pale blue of the Victorian sky. It lies 63.3 km west-north-west of Bacchus Marsh, VIC (from Bacchus Marsh, VIC: bearing 284°T), and is situated 7.2 km west of Wendouree. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of dry grasses and distant eucalypts, particularly potent in the hushed hours of late afternoon when the sun casts long, attenuated shadows across the fields. Farm fences, sturdy and weathered, trace neat lines across the terrain, dividing pastures where the slow rhythm of grazing sheep and cattle dictates the visual pulse of the land. The character of Cardigan is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land itself seems to breathe a deep, unhurried breath, its contours shaped by wind and water over countless seasons.
The history of Cardigan is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of the region, its economy built upon the fertile soil that supports grazing and cropping. While the gold rushes of neighbouring areas brought fleeting booms to the wider district, Cardigan has maintained a steady, dependable pulse, its prosperity rooted in the enduring cycles of farming. You can sense the generations of labour in the well-maintained farmhouses and the meticulously cleared paddocks, a quiet testament to persistent effort. The local roads, some sealed and some still dusty tracks, are arteries carrying the bounty of the land to market, a constant, understated flow that defines the economic lifeblood of Cardigan.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cardigan, 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 Cardigan, in the Ballarat City local government area.
Detailed location data for Cardigan includes the postcode (3352), 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 Cardigan 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. |