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Overview

Birchip, a town of 694 residents (2021 Census) in Victoria’s Mallee region, sits on the Sunraysia Highway about 312 km northwest of Melbourne. Five main roads converge here, linking the town to Ballarat via the Sunraysia Highway and to Bendigo via the Calder Highway, while an aerodrome and nearby Birchip Airport cater to aircraft. The district is dominated by farms producing wheat, barley, canola and other cereals, with sheep as the primary livestock.

Residents enjoy amenities including a P‑12 school, a hospital that shares an elderly‑care lodge, and Sharp’s Bakery, famous for its award‑winning vanilla slice. Sport and recreation centre around the Birchip Community Leisure Centre, home to Australian rules football (the Bulls), netball, hockey, cricket, tennis, squash and the Birchip Golf Club on Watson Street. Essential services such as a police station, fire station and post office are within walking distance of the town centre.

Region type mix: Metro 88%, Regional 12%.