Bundalong, Victoria
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Bundalong Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 36°02′S 146°10′E / 36.033°S 146.167°ECoordinates: 36°02′S 146°10′E / 36.033°S 146.167°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 428 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3730 | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Moira | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Nicholls | ||||||||||||||
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Bundalong is a town in Victoria, Australia located on the Murray River and the Murray Valley Highway, east of Yarrawonga. At the 2016 census, Bundalong had a population of 428.[1] Bundalong is in the Shire of Moira local government area, with the name "Bundalong" being the Aboriginal word for "joined together".[2] The towns farming sites include wheat plantations.[3]
History
The Bundalong Post office opened on 2 October 1876 and closed in 1940.[4]
References
- ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Bundalong". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "The Aboriginal and Other Meanings of many of our Region's Town Names". Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ Nassim Khadem and Melissa Marino (17 May 2005). "Control urged as drought hits meat prices". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
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