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Camperdown

Victoria, Australia · Oceania

About Camperdown

Camperdown sits on the route: 25 minutes from Cobden, 48km from Twelve Apostles Marine National Park.

Camperdown is a town located in Victoria, Australia. With a population of 3,243, it is an important destination in Oceania.

On a road trip, Camperdown sits in Australia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Australia/Melbourne time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Camperdown to your route.

About Camperdown

The Shire of Corangamite is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 4,408 square kilometres (1,702 mi2) and in 2021 had a population of 16,115. It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port

Read more Campbell and Skipton. The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA.

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Where is Camperdown located?

Camperdown is located in Victoria, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -38.2339 latitude, 143.1498 longitude.

What is the population of Camperdown?

Camperdown has a population of approximately 3,243 people, making it a town in Australia.

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Quick Information

Population
3,243
Continent
Oceania
Country
Australia
Region
Victoria
Timezone
Australia/Melbourne
Coordinates
-38.2339, 143.1498

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Australia

Police
000
Ambulance
000
Fire
000
Non-emergency police
131 444
Driving side
left

112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.

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Worth the detour from Camperdown

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

national park

Twelve Apostles Marine National Park

Iconic limestone stacks rising from the Southern Ocean along the Great Ocean Road.

48 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Twelve Apostles

Collection of dramatic limestone sea stacks rising from the Southern Ocean along Australia's Great Ocean Road.

48 km · about 55 min drive

coastal drive

Great Ocean Road

243 km Australian coastal route featuring the Twelve Apostles

48 km · about 55 min drive

natural wonder

Loch Ard Gorge

A wave-carved gorge on the Great Ocean Road named for the 1878 Loch Ard shipwreck, whose two teenage survivors washed ashore on its sheltered golden beach.

48 km · about 55 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Bay of Martyrs

A cluster of limestone stacks and a sheltered cove near Peterborough, at the western end of the Shipwreck Coast where most Twelve Apostles traffic has already turned back. Sunset lights the stacks from behind.

48 km · about 55 min drive

natural wonder

London Arch (London Bridge)

An offshore limestone arch on the Great Ocean Road that was a double-span 'bridge' until 1990, when the landward span famously collapsed, stranding two visitors seaward.

51 km · about 60 min drive

natural wonder

London Arch

Offshore limestone arch that lost its landward span in 1990, viewed from a clifftop platform on the Port Campbell coast.

52 km · about 60 min drive

waterfall

Triplet Falls

Three cascades tumbling through cool-temperate rainforest, linked by a 2km boardwalk loop past the remains of a 1930s timber mill. Signposted off the Great Ocean Road hinterland route near Beech Forest.

57 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Camperdown

  • 48 kmGreat Ocean Road243 km Australian coastal route featuring the Twelve Apostles
  • 48 kmBay of MartyrsA cluster of limestone stacks and a sheltered cove near Peterborough, at the western end of the Shipwreck Coast where most Twelve Apostles traffic has already turned back. Sunset lights the stacks from behind.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Camperdown.

Cobden

🇦🇺 Australia

12 km awayPop. 1,768

Terang

🇦🇺 Australia

20 km awayPop. 2,188

Timboon

🇦🇺 Australia

32 km awayPop. 1,159

Mortlake

🇦🇺 Australia

34 km awayPop. 1,334

Colac

🇦🇺 Australia

40 km awayPop. 10,500

Elliminyt

🇦🇺 Australia

41 km awayPop. 2,793

Allansford

🇦🇺 Australia

51 km awayPop. 1,478

Warrnambool

🇦🇺 Australia

60 km awayPop. 32,894

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