Dalyston

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Dalyston

Total population

721

Air quality index

37Good

Elevation11 m

Coordinates-38.56°, 145.54°

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

Overview

Dalyston is a town located 125 kilometres (78 mi) south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally as a train station at Powlett River near Wonthaggi, it is now the location of the Victorian Desalination Plant, and at the 2011 census, it had a population of 606. It's Bass Coast’s fastest-growing suburb, with the 2011 census showing Dalyston’s population more than doubled from 278 residents in 2006 to 606 in 2011.

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

Angus McLaren

Australian actor

Elizabeth Honey

Australian writer (born 1947)

D

Dale Stevenson

Australian shot putter

A

Alan Brown

Australian politician

B

Bill Rogers

Australian rules footballer

Darren Harry

Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot

Ian Harvey

Australian cricketer

J

James Mollison

Australian art gallery director (1931-2020)

Jarryd Blair

Australian rules footballer

Selwyn Baker

Australian rules footballer

Sam Docherty

Australian rules footballer

B

Bob Spargo, Sr.

Australian rules footballer

L

Leo Ryan

Australian rules footballer (1913-1972)

P

Pat Davey

Australian rules footballer

J

Jack McArthur

Australian rules footballer

R

Rupe Bethune

Australian rules footballer (1917–1984)

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Kilcunda
  3.8 mi away · pop. 321
• Woolamai
  4.8 mi away
• Blackwood Forest
  6.2 mi away
• Glen Alvie
  7.2 mi away
• Almurta
  8.3 mi away
• Cape Paterson
  8.4 mi away · pop. 960
• Kongwak
  9.7 mi away
• Newhaven
  10.5 mi away · pop. 455
• Coronet Bay
  10.5 mi away · pop. 1,108
• Inverloch
  11 mi away · pop. 6,046
• Outtrim
  13.1 mi away
• Surf Beach
  13.7 mi away · pop. 981

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Coastal Banksia

Banksia integrifolia

Seen 2026-08-29

Straw-necked Ibis

Threskiornis spinicollis

Seen 2026-08-28

Draughtboard Shark

Cephaloscyllium laticeps

Seen 2026-08-26

New Holland Honeyeater

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae

Seen 2026-08-25

Australian Ibis

Threskiornis molucca

Seen 2026-08-25

Hooded Plover

Thinornis cucullatus

Seen 2026-08-25

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

Seen 2026-08-25

Grey Fantail

Rhipidura albiscapa

Seen 2026-08-25

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