Dereel

Dereel is a town in the Western District of the Australian state of Victoria. At the 2016 census, Dereel and the surrounding area had a population of 533.^[2]

CountryAustralia

Elevation

^[1]

348 m (1,142 ft)

Postcode

3352

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Dereel
Town
Dereel Soldiers' Memorial Hall and CFA shed, October 2008
Dereel
Coordinates: 37°49′0″S 143°45′0″E
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Golden Plains Shire
Location	133 km (83 mi) W of Melbourne 33 km (21 mi) S of Ballarat 70 km (43 mi) N of Colac 32 km (20 mi) N of Cressy
Government
• State electorate	Eureka
• Federal division	Ballarat
Elevation [1]	348 m (1,142 ft)
Population
• Total	533 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode	3352
Localities around Dereel Berringa Enfield Grenville Illabarook Dereel Mount Mercer Rokewood Junction Corindhap Rokewood

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It is located on the Ballarat-Colac Road, 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Ballarat and 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Colac. There is no clearly defined town centre, though the Dereel Soldiers' Memorial Hall, located on Swamp Road, is commonly considered as the town centre.

Dereel Post Office opened on 1 November 1868 and closed in 1971.^[3]

Dereel includes a large wetlands area, referred to as the "Swamp" or "Lagoon". In recent years it is almost dry.

On 27 March 2013, a bushfire at Dereel destroyed 16 houses and 18 sheds. The fire covered 1,300 hectares (3,212 acres).^[4]