Dartmoor, Victoria

Before the township was established the location was known as Woodford Inn. The township was settled in the late 1850s, a post office opening on 1 April 1860.^[4] The town was serviced by the Mount Gambier-Heywood railway line, which ceased operation on 11 April 1995.

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Dartmoor sits are the Gunditjmara people.^[5] The Gunditjmara people are represented by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.^[6]

As of the 2016 census, 322 people resided in Dartmoor. The median age of persons in Dartmoor was 50 years.^[1] Children aged 0–14 years made up 15.0% of the population.^[1] People over the age of 65 years made up 24.3% of the population.^[1] There were slightly more males than females with 50.6% of the population male and 49.4% female.^[1] The average household size is 2.3 people per household.^[1] The average number of children per family for families with children is 2.^[1]

76.2% of people in Dartmoor were born in Australia.^[1] Of all persons living in Dartmoor, 0.9% (3 persons) were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.^[1] This is higher than for the state of Victoria (0.8%) and lower than the national average (2.8%).^[1] The most common ancestries in Dartmoor were Australian 34.4%, English 27.0%, Scottish 10.7%, Irish 6.4% and German 5.9%.^[1]

The main industry in the area is the processing of timber from the extensive pine plantations.

Dartmoor has a football team playing in the South West District Football League.^[7]

Golfers play at the Dartmoor Golf Club on Wapling Avenue.^[8]

• Jeremy Cameron, Australian rules footballer^[9]