Bahgallah is an isolated farming town in Victoria, Australia. It is located south of the Glenelg Highway. At the 2016 census, Bahgallah recorded a population of 35.^[1]

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Bahgallah Victoria
Bahgallah
Coordinates	37°38′S 141°23′E
Population	35 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3312[2]
LGA(s)	Shire of Glenelg
State electorate(s)	South-West Coast
Federal division(s)	Wannon

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The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Bahgallah sits are the Gunditjmara People.^[3] The Gunditjmara People are represented by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.^[4]

As of the 2016 census, 35 people resided in Bahgallah. The median age of persons in Bahgallah was 54 years.^[1] There were more males than females with 57.5% of the population male and 42.5% female.^[1] The average household size is 1.7 people per household.^[1]

A wooden school was built in Bahgallah in 1875.^[1] Prior to the school being built few children in the area travelled to denominational schools in Tasmania or attended one of the three schools in Casterton.^[5] A proposal was made in 1872 by a local committee to build a school in Bahgallah and in 1875 the school was opened with 20 students.^[5] By the end of that year 55 children had enrolled.^[5] Until the present day, 35 teachers have taught more than 800 children in this school.^[5]

An honor roll board in Balgallah Soldiers Memorial Hall remembers 38 Old Scholars ad 14 District Volunteers who signed up for World War I.^[6][7] Of those, 15 lost their lives in the war.^[6]