| Baw Baw residents have it all! The tranquillity of a country lifestyle, but the benefits of being close to Melbourne and Victoria’s rugged coastline.
Baw Baw Shire covers over 4027 square kilometres of rolling green hills, towns, mountains and top agricultural land. Home to popular tourist drives, wineries, art galleries and fine food destinations Baw Baw Shire delights the senses of visitors and residents daily.
Baw Baw Shire has a population of over 38,500 people which is expected to grow to almost 48,000 by June 2031. Warragul is the shire’s largest town with a population of over 11,500 people. Drouin is the second largest town with a population of just under 6,800 people.
Tourism continues to be popular in Baw Baw with Mt Baw Baw, the Tarago and Thomson Rivers, Blue Rock Dam, Toorongo Falls Reserve, Glen Nayook,
the Ada Tree, Mount Worth, Moondarra and Tarago Reservoirs as just some of the natural attractions visited by tourists..
The Baw Baw Shire is a major centre for agricultural production, containing highly productive soils and a high rainfall climate. Agribusiness if the major employment sector in the shire (11.5%, followed by Health Care & Social Assistance (10.53%), Retail (10.31%), Construction (9.65%) and Manufacturing (9.59%).
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| Production within the shire includes dairy and beef cattle, pome fruits (apples), vegetables, potatoes, cool climate grapes, maize, soft fruits (berries and currants), fresh flowers, hydroponic tomatoes and timber.
Baw Baw shire has seen steady and strong growth in population and employment numbers over the last five years whilst maintaining a low level of enemployment.
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