Werribee

Also known as Werribee, Victoria, Werribee, Victoria, Australia

Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census.

Key facts

Australian place.type: suburb
Australian place.name: Werribee
Australian place.city: Melbourne
Australian place.state: vic
Australian place.image: Werribeepark.jpg
Australian place.caption: Werribee Park
Australian place.lga: City of Wyndham
Australian place.alternative_location_map: Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
Australian place.postcode: 3030
Australian place.pop: 50,027
Australian place.elevation: 26
Australian place.area: 23.8
Australian place.stategov: Werribee
Australian place.fedgov: Lalor
Australian place.fedgov2: Corio
Australian place.near nw: Wyndham Vale
Australian place.near n: Tarneit
Australian place.near ne: Hoppers Crossing

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Wikidata facts

Population: 50027
Elevation: 27
Image: Platform 3 at Werribee.jpg

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Commons category: Werribee, Victoria
postal code: 3030
male population: 19796
female population: 20547

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Werribee was established as an agricultural settlement in the 1850s, originally named Wyndham and later renamed Werribee (derived from the Aboriginal name meaning "backbone" or "spine") in 1904. The suburb is situated on its namesake the Werribee River, approximately halfway between Melbourne and Geelong, on the Princes Highway. It is the administrative centre of the City of Wyndham local government area and is the City's most populous centre. Werribee is part of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area and is included in the capital's population statistical division.