Buninyong

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Buninyong

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Coordinates-37.65°, 143.88°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Buninyong is a town 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia on the Midland Highway. The population at the 2021 census was 3,797.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

A

Albert House

New Zealand rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and referee (1890–1966)

A

Angie Muller

Australian footballer

B

Bill Cleary

Australian rules footballer

Bill Walker

Australian rules footballer, born 1883

B

Bill McIlroy

Australian rules footballer (1883-1960)

B

Bill Russ

Australian rules footballer (1899-1977)

B

Bob Davis

Australian rules footballer, born 1928

Charlie Baker

Australian rules footballer and cricketer (1880-1962)

David Christy

Australian rules footballer (1869-1919)

F

Frank Davies

Australian rules footballer, born 1910

H

Harry Clarke

Australian rules footballer, born 1905 (1905–1989)

Jack Incoll

Australian rules footballer (1879-1961)

J

Joe Groves

Australian rules footballer

P

Park Krygger

Australian rules footballer (1898-1985)

R

Reg Hede

Australian rules footballer (1894-1970)

Richard Crouch

Australian politician (1868-1949)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Victoria

• Scotsburn
  2.8 mi away
• Ballarat
  6.2 mi away · pop. 105,348
• Leigh Creek
  7.6 mi away
• Bungaree
  8.9 mi away
• Wallace
  11.2 mi away
• Elaine
  11.8 mi away
• Berringa
  13.2 mi away
• Gordon
  13.2 mi away · pop. 607
• Snake Valley
  16.6 mi away · pop. 325
• Newlyn
  17.4 mi away
• Burrumbeet
  17.7 mi away
• Learmonth
  18.1 mi away · pop. 272

Browse all places in Victoria →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Buninyong

The boy from Buninyong

Angela Badger · 1993

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

Seen 2026-09-23

Little Eagle

Hieraaetus morphnoides

Seen 2026-09-23

Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

Seen 2026-09-23

Lime Swallowtail

Papilio demoleus

Seen 2026-09-23

Nodding Greenhood

Pterostylis nutans

Seen 2026-09-23

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-23

common maidenhair fern

Adiantum aethiopicum

Seen 2026-09-23

Tall sundew

Drosera auriculata

Seen 2026-09-23

Australian Painted Lady

Vanessa kershawi

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).