Derrinallum is a town in Victoria, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, located on the Hamilton Highway

Hamilton Highway

The Hamilton Highway in western Victoria, Australia runs from the Princes Highway in Geelong west to the town of Hamilton through the towns of Inverleigh, Cressy, Lismore, Derrinallum, Darlington, Mortlake, and Penshurst....

, in the Corangamite Shire

Corangamite Shire

Corangamite Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-western part of the state. Its largest towns, in order of size, are Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton. It has an area of 4,425 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population...

. The town is the centre for the surrounding farming community and lies at the foot of Mount Elephant

Mount Elephant

Mount Elephant is a 240 m high conical breached scoria cone formed by an Extinct volcano, located 1 km from the town of Derrinallum in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is a prominent landmark....

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Mount Elephant is a 240 m high conical breached scoria cone formed by an extinct volcano.

At the 2001 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Derrinallum had a population of 266.
At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Derrinallum had a population of 557.

The Post Office opened on 7 December 1868 but was named Tooliorook until 1873.

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Lismore

Lismore, Victoria

Lismore is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Hamilton Highway west of Melbourne. It is part of the Corangamite Shire local government area.The town is located at a point equidistant from Geelong and Warrnambool....

 has an Australian Rules football team Lismore-Derrinallum competing in the Mininera & District Football League

Mininera & District Football League

The Mininera & District Football League is based in South-western Victoria, with clubs located east of Hamilton, south of Ararat and west of Colac. The league absorbed several teams from the defunct Ararat & District Football Association in 2000.-History:...

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Derrinallum P12 College

Derrinallum P12 College

Derrinallum P12 College is a co-educational state P-12 school in Derrinallum, Victoria. The college has approximately 85 students from Prep to Year 12.Derrinallum P12 College is set in of land, near the Hamilton Highway....

is a co-educational state school in the town.