Longwarry, Victoria
| Longwarry Victoria | |
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| Mackay Street | |
Longwarry is located in Baw Baw Shire Longwarry Longwarry | |
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| Coordinates | 38°06′0′′S 145°46′0′′E / 38.10000°S 145.76667°E / -38.10000; 145.76667 |
| Population | 2,436 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3816 |
| Location | |
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| County | Buln Buln |
| State electorate(s) | Narracan |
| Federal division(s) | Monash |
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Localities around Longwarry: | |
Longwarry is a town in Victoria, Australia, 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Baw Baw and Cardinia local government areas. Longwarry recorded a population of 2,436 at the 2021 census.[1]
It has one primary school, Longwarry Primary School.
Longwarry is bypassed by the Princes Freeway.
History
[edit ]The railway arrived in 1879 and a post office opened on 20 June 1881. The post office was renamed Longwarry South (later Ripplebrook) on 1 September 1882, the same day a new office, named Longwarry, opened near the railway station.[2]
Longwarry railway station provides rail services to Melbourne as well as Bairnsdale.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.[3]
See also
[edit ]- Shire of Buln Buln – Longwarry was previously within this former local government area.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Longwarry (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 22 February 2021
- ^ Full Points Footy, Longwarry, archived from the original on 11 October 2008, retrieved 25 July 2008
