Scarsdale is a town in Victoria, Australia, and approximately 25 km south west of

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) () is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ballarat had a population of 111,973, making it the third-largest urban inland city in Australia and the third-largest city in Victoria. Within mo ...

. It is situated in the north-western part of

Golden Plains Shire The Golden Plains Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018, had a population of 23,120. It includes the towns of Bannockburn, Inverleigh, L ...

, on the bank of the Woady Yaloak River and is primarily an agricultural community. Scarsdale township includes a few community facilities including a primary school, a kindergarten, a general store, Town Hall, Post Office, the Scarsdale Community Park and The Scarsdale Hotel. The township is built along the

Glenelg Highway Glenelg Highway is a rural highway in south-eastern Australia, linking the major regional centres of Mount Gambier in south-eastern South Australia with Ballarat in western Victoria. Route Glenelg Highway commences at the intersection with Pri ...

, and the highway is the main route to Ballarat (the closest major city). The Scarsdale-Newtown Avenue Of Honour was established to commemorate WW1. The Avenue is located Glenelg Hwy Scarsdale, in Victoria Australia. At the 2016 census, Scarsdale and the surrounding area had a population of 744.

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Towns in Victoria (state) Golden Plains Shire {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub