Gainsborough
VIC 3822 • Victoria
About Gainsborough
Gainsborough is a small rural locality in West Gippsland, Victoria, situated approximately 100 kilometres east of Melbourne near the town of Warragul in the Baw Baw Shire. The locality covers around 7 square kilometres and recorded a population of approximately 61 residents at the 2021 Census. The area features rolling dairy and mixed farming land characteristic of West Gippsland's fertile Strzelecki Foothills.
Warragul, approximately 10 kilometres to the west, is the main service centre for the district providing a hospital, schools, major supermarkets, and V/Line rail connections to Melbourne. The Baw Baw region is a popular lifestyle destination for tree-changers, with excellent dairy farming, Warragul's growing food and restaurant scene, and the snow fields at Mt Baw Baw accessible in winter. A car is required as no local public transport serves Gainsborough.
Gainsborough falls under postcode 3822 and is governed by the local council Council (LGA). For state elections, residents vote in the Narracan (Eastern Victoria) electorate.
Location
Transport & Commute
Nearest Train Stations
Bus Services
- No regular local bus service — N/A N/A
Commute to Melbourne CBD
🛣️ Princes Highway (Hwy 1) provides road access; Warragul is a well-serviced regional town
No walkable services; a car is needed for all errands to Warragul.
Supermarkets Nearby
No major supermarkets listed for this suburb.
Schools
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6 Graham Street