It is situated in Golden Plains Shire, about 43 km southwest of Ballarat.

The township and surrounding rural community are located on the southern extremity of a range of Silurian slate and sandstone rock.

Mining continued after World War I on a lesser scale until the area was abandoned in the 1950s.

Gold mining had a direct effect on Berringa's population, which increased from 150 in 1899 to a peak of about 4000 in 1908.

[3] The Berringa district is showing a modest population revival with the tree change phenomenon.