Ballarat Central(known as the Central Business Area by the City of Ballarat and sometimes simply as "Ballarat") is the central locality ofGreater BallaratinVictoria,Australia. It is the administrative headquarters for theCity of Ballaratas well as theBallarat Base Hospitaland health services and home to the city's major religious institutions and a major retail, commercial andinner cityresidential area.
Ballarat Central is important historically to the development of the city as well as for its Victorian era architecture and much of its area is covered byHeritage Overlays.
