About Bairnsdale
Bairnsdale is a city in Victoria, Australia with a population of 17,666. It is the 76th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Australia, and the 27,927th largest worldwide. It lies 313 km from Canberra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#17of 21
Elevation
26 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Australia/Melbourne
Coordinates
-37.823, 147.610
Record updated
2025-11-11
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 88 in AustraliaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.