Talbot, 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 Talbot, in the Central Goldfields Shire local government area.
| Locality | Talbot |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Central Goldfields Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.18072 |
| Longitude | 143.69476 |
| Population | 423 |
| Density | 13.0 /km² |
| Area | 32.5 km² |
| Elevation | 248 m |
| Postcode | 3371 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 132 km west-northwest |
Talbot is a locality in the Central Goldfields Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 423. The locality covers an area of 32.5 km², giving a population density of about 13.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 248 m above sea level. It lies approximately 132 km west-northwest of Melbourne. Talbot is located at 37.1807°S, 143.6948°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3371. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Talbot rests on a gentle incline, a landscape where the dry grasses of the plains begin to yield to the rounded hills of the Central Goldfields. It lies 70.3 km south-west of Bendigo, VIC (from Bendigo, VIC: bearing 228°T), and is situated 14.9 km south-south-west of Maryborough. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, dusty warmth, a scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of eucalyptus. The sky stretches wide and pale, often a canvas for wispy clouds that drift lazily overhead, casting fleeting shadows on the ochre-coloured soil. The character of Talbot is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the pace, and life unfolds with a deliberate, almost meditative, unfolding. Broad paddocks, punctuated by stands of gum trees and the occasional weathered fence line, roll towards the horizon, a patchwork of muted greens and browns that shift with the seasons.
The history of Talbot is deeply entwined with the feverish dreams of gold, a past that still whispers through the sturdy brick buildings lining its main street. Prospectors once turned these very hills, their hopes etched into the very terrain, and though the great rush has long subsided, the legacy of that era remains, a foundational layer to the town's identity. Today, the economy of Talbot is more grounded, its lifeblood drawn from the surrounding agricultural land, where sheep graze contentedly and crops are coaxed from the earth. The town retains a tangible connection to its heritage, a sense of continuity that feels both comforting and resilient, evident in the way its residents greet each other with a familiar nod, a silent acknowledgement of shared experience in this particular corner of Victoria.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Talbot, 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 Talbot, in the Central Goldfields Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Talbot includes the postcode (3371), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Central Goldfields Shire), 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 Talbot 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. |