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| Locality | Cardigan Village |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Ballarat City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.51692 |
| Longitude | 143.70992 |
| Population | 651 |
| Density | 813.8 /km² |
| Area | 0.8 km² |
| Elevation | 407 m |
| Postcode | 3352 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 115 km west-northwest |
Cardigan Village is a locality in the Ballarat City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 651. The locality covers an area of 0.8 km², giving a population density of about 813.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 407 m above sea level. It lies approximately 115 km west-northwest of Melbourne. Cardigan Village is located at 37.5169°S, 143.7099°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3352. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Cardigan Village rests in a fold of the land, where the colours of the western plains begin to deepen. It lies 66.9 km west-north-west of Bacchus Marsh, VIC (from Bacchus Marsh, VIC: bearing 285°T), and is situated 10.4 km west of Wendouree. The rolling terrain here is a gentle invitation, its contours softened by the passage of seasons and the patient cultivation of the soil. A quiet light often spills across the paddocks, a soft gold that seems to linger, imbuing the air with a sense of settled peace. The very breath of the place feels clean, carrying the scent of dry grasses and the distant promise of rain, a scent that seems to cling to the very skin.
The story of Cardigan Village is one of quiet persistence, its fortunes tied to the land and the steady work it demands. While the gold rush fever that swept through neighbouring regions may have passed this particular valley by, its legacy is felt in the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. Today, the local economy hums with the steady pulse of agriculture; sheep graze on verdant pastures, their fleece a testament to the rich grazing country, and the occasional grain truck rumbles along the bitumen, carrying the bounty of the harvest. There is a palpable sense of history here, not in grand monuments, but in the weathered fences, the stoic farmhouses, and the way the land itself seems to remember the generations who have worked it.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cardigan Village, Victoria. 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 Village, in the Ballarat City local government area.
Detailed location data for Cardigan Village 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 Village is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |