Gellibrand, Victoria

Gellibrand
Town
Gellibrand is located in Colac Otway Shire
Gellibrand
Gellibrand
Coordinates: 38°31′30″S 143°42′25″E / 38.52500°S 143.70694°E / -38.52500; 143.70694
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total210 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
3239[3]
Localities around Gellibrand
Irrewillipe East Barongarook West
Kawarren		 Kawarren
Irrewillipe Gellibrand Barramunga
Beech Forest Beech Forest Carlisle River

Gellibrand (pron: JEL-ee-brand) is a town in south west Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Otway Ranges midway between the Princes Highway and Great Ocean Road in the Colac Otway Shire, 176 kilometres (109 mi) south west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Gellibrand had a population of 210.[2] Gellibrand is home to the Otway Districts Demons Football and Netball Club, who play Australian Rules Football and participate in the Colac & District Football League.[4]

Gellibrand was named after Joseph Gellibrand, the first attorney-general of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and an early European settler in Victoria.[5]

Gellibrand is positioned close to the Gellibrand River, with tourist attractions including fishing, access to the Old Beechy Rail Trail for cycling, walking, and horse-riding, and proximity to many of the Otway Ranges' walks and waterfalls.[6] The Great Victorian Bike Ride had an overnight stay in Gellibrand in 2004 when a record 8,100 riders took part.

Gellibrand Primary School opened on 15 June 1881 and closed on 31 March 1994, when it merged into the Lavers Hill P-12 College along with Kawarren Primary School and Barongarook Primary School.[7] The Gellibrand River Post Office opened on 22 January 1898 and became a licensed post office on 23 March 1993.[8]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gellibrand (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gellibrand (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Gellibrand Demographics (VIC) Local Stats". Qpzm LocalStats. Qpzm. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Colac&DFL: Home". colacdistrictflna.vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. ^ Blake, Les (1977), Place names of Victoria, Adelaide: Rigby, p. 294, ISBN 0-7270-0250-3, cited in Bird (2006)
  6. ^ "The Great Ocean Road: Gellibrand". Official site. Geelong Otway Tourism Incorporated. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Gellibrand Primary School - Number 2740". Victorian Government Schools Directory. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  8. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 25 January 2026.


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