of Bacchus Marsh was amalgamated with the Shire of Ballan and parts of the Shires of Bungaree and Werribee to form the Shire of Moorabool. Bacchus Marsh and its suburbs form the largest settlement in Moorabool Shire. Bacchus Marsh grew rapidly from the 1990s. Heritage listed sites Bacchus Marsh contains a number of heritage listed sites, including: Bacchus Marsh Road, Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour 123 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh Court House 8 Gisborne Road and 8 Church Street, Bacchus Marsh Express Office and Printing Works 119 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh Police Station and Old Lock-Up 100–102 Main Street, Blacksmith's Cottage and Shop 12 Ellerslie Court, Ellerslie 28–32 Manor Street, Manor House 37 Grant Street, Millbank 6 Gisborne Road, Residence 10 Gisborne Road, Residence In addition, a Pioneer Women's Memorial Avenue commemorates the lives of the women of the Bacchus Marsh area. Urban structure At June 2018, Bacchus Marsh had a population of 22,223. According to the 2016 census of Population, the Bacchus Marsh Significant Urban Area recorded the following highlights: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population. 81.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 1.4%, India 0.8%, Scotland 0.6% and Germany 0.5%. 88.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.5% and Punjabi 0.5%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 35.7%, Catholic 28.0% and Anglican 11.9%. It covers a large area in the Werribee Valley with its Central Business District centred along Main Street between Bennett Street to the north, Grant Street/Gisborne Road to the west, Young/Lord Streets to the east and Waddell/Simpson Streets to the south. Bacchus Marsh Village shopping centre is its main indoor shopping mall. The state suburb by the same name is home to 6,394 people and contains the central business district. The population of the urban area of Bacchus Marsh has grown by 34.6% over the decade leading to 2016. Beyond central Bacchus Marsh, suburban areas such as the former towns of Darley (1861) to the north and Maddingley to the south continue to grow rapidly. Housing development has also occurred in the natural extension of Bacchus Marsh like Underbank, and its surrounding areas including Parwan, Hopetoun Park and Merrimu. Transport Automobiles are the main form of transport. The Western Freeway which is the main route to