Urban Structure
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.
Beyond the central area, it has spread to suburban areas incorporating the former towns of Darley (1861) to the north and Maddingley to the south as suburban areas and is rapidly sprawling into surrounding areas including Parwan, Hopetoun Park and Merrimu.
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