Dartmoor is a rural township on the

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and the Glenelg River between Heywood and the

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n border, in southwestern

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. At the 2011 census, Dartmoor had a population of 263.

History

Before the township was established the location was known as Woodford Inn. The township was settled in the late 1850s, a Post Office opening on 1 April 1860. The

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closed 11 April 1995 and is still pending for standardization due to the Melbourne to Adelaide line conversion.

Traditional Ownership

The formally recognised

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for the area in which Dartmoor sits are the

Gunditjmara The Gunditjmara or Gunditjamara, also known as Dhauwurd Wurrung, are an Aboriginal Australian people of southwestern Victoria. They are the traditional owners of the areas now encompassing Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Woolsthorpe and Portland. Their ...

People. The Gunditjmara People are represented by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.

Demographics

As of the 2016

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, 322 people resided in Dartmoor. The

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age of persons in Dartmoor was 50 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 15.0% of the population. < People over the age of 65 years made up 24.3% of the population. There were slightly more males than females with 50.6% of the population male and 49.4% female. The average household size is 2.3 people per household. The average number of children per family for families with children is 2. 76.2% of people in Dartmoor were born in Australia. Of all persons living in Dartmoor, 0.9% (3 persons) were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. This is higher than for the state of Victoria (0.8%) and lower than the national average (2.8%). The most common ancestries in Dartmoor were Australian 34.4%, English 27.0%, Scottish 10.7%, Irish 6.4% and German 5.9%.

Today

The main industry in the area is the processing of

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from the extensive

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plantations. Dartmoor has a

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team playing in the

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. Golfers play at the Dartmoor Golf Club on Wapling Avenue.

Notable residents

Jeremy Cameron Jeremy Cameron (born 1 April 1993) is a professional footballer with the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2012 to 2020. Cameron has kicked the most ...

, Australian rules footballerSydney Is Home Says Cameron
''GWS Giants official website'', 27 May 2014 *

References

External links

Towns in Victoria (Australia) Western District (Victoria) {{BarwonSouthWest-geo-stub