Fast Facts
- Named Geelong in 1827, from the word Djillong, officially declared a town in 1910
- Convict William Buckley lived in the region with the Wathaurong people for about 32 years
- Population of 200,000 approximately in 2018
- Area Size 1000km2 approximately, covering over 60 suburbs, second largest city in Victoria
- One of the largest manufacturing centres in Australia, during the 1860's with wool and paper mills
- Gateway to Torquay, The Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool, Ballarat, Bellarine Peninsula and Melbourne
- Barwon River and on Corio Bay (called Corayo)
- Wathaurong people of the Kulin language (referred to as the Barrabool People)