Hopetoun Park

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Hopetoun Park

Total population

914

Elevation345 m

Coordinates-37.70°, 144.50°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hopetoun Park is a suburb of Bacchus Marsh, a peri-urban town in central Victoria, Australia. The locality consists of the area between the Bacchus Marsh urban area and Melton, north of the Werribee River and south of the Western Highway. It is in the Shire of Moorabool, 51 kilometres (32 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne.

Geography

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

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

P

Peter Carey

Australian novelist (born 1943)

Kellie Skater

Australian professional wrestler

B

Bill Jones

Australian rules footballer, born 1935

H

Harry Vallence

Australian rules footballer (1905-1991)

Henry Caselli Richards

Australian geologist (1884–1947)

J

John F. Shelton

Australian rules footballer, born 1903

Keith Shea

Australian rules footballer and coach

Kerr Grant

Australian physicist

L

Laurie Slack

Australian rules footballer

L

Leo Little

Australian rules footballer

Marcus Whelan

Australian rules footballer (1914-1973)

Mick Moon

Australian military officer (1892–1986); recipient of the Victoria Cross

O

Ollie Grieve

Australian rules football player (1920-1978)

P

Pat Dickie

Australian politician

R

Ron Durham

Australian rules footballer (1921-1961)

T

Tommy Williams

Australian rules footballer (1909-1990)

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Gisborne
  15.2 mi away · pop. 10,999
• Little River
  18.6 mi away · pop. 292
• Blackwood
  18.8 mi away · pop. 381
• Barry's Reef
  20.1 mi away
• Blakeville
  21.1 mi away
• Trentham East
  21.8 mi away
• Gordon
  22.9 mi away · pop. 607
• Lyonville
  25 mi away · pop. 51
• Maude
  25.5 mi away
• Tylden
  26 mi away · pop. 418
• Elaine
  26.4 mi away
• Wallace
  26.5 mi away

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.

Recently spotted species

Elm Leaf Beetle

Xanthogaleruca luteola

Seen 2026-09-05

Pink Fairies

Caladenia latifolia

Seen 2026-09-05

Blue Scarlet Pimpernel

Lysimachia loeflingii

Seen 2026-09-04

Australian magpie moth

Nyctemera amicus

Seen 2026-09-03

Cypress-leaved Plait-moss

Hypnum cupressiforme

Seen 2026-09-02

Garden Grape-hyacinth

Muscari armeniacum

Seen 2026-08-31

Akeake

Dodonaea viscosa

Seen 2026-08-30

silver senna

Senna artemisioides

Seen 2026-08-30

pussy tails

Ptilotus spathulatus

Seen 2026-08-30

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