Longwarry, Victoria

Longwarry
Victoria
Longwarry; Victoria
	Mackay Street
	Longwarry
Coordinates	38°06′0″S 145°46′0″E / 38.10000°S 145.76667°E
Population	2,436 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	3816
Location	83 km (52 mi) from Melbourne ; 9 km (6 mi) from Drouin ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Baw Baw; Shire of Cardinia;
County	Buln Buln
State electorate(s)	Narracan
Federal division(s)	Monash
	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

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]

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Longwarry (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 February 2021
↑ Full Points Footy, Longwarry, retrieved 25 July 2008

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[abs-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Longwarry (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[a-2] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 February 2021

[d-3] Full Points Footy, Longwarry, retrieved 25 July 2008

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Localities in the Shire of Baw Baw
City	Drouin Warragul
Town	Buln Buln Darnum Drouin South Drouin West Ellinbank Jindivick Labertouche Longwarry^ Longwarry North Moe^ Moe South^ Narracan^ Neerim Neerim South Nilma Nilma North Nyora^ Poowong North^ Rawson Ripplebrook Rokeby Tanjil South^ Thorpdale Toongabbie^ Trafalgar Trafalgar East Trafalgar South Warragul South Willow Grove Yallourn North^ Yarragon Yarragon South
Locality	Aberfeldy Ada Allambee Allambee Reserve^ Allambee South Amor Athlone Baw Baw Bona Vista Boola Brandy Creek Bravington Buln Buln East Caringal Childers Cloverlea Coalville Coopers Creek Crossover Delburn^ Drouin East Erica Ferndale Fumina Fumina South Gainsborough Gentle Annie Hallora Heath Hill^ Hill End Icy Creek Jacob Creek Jericho Lardner Lillico Loch Valley Modella^ Moondarra Mountain View Nayook Neerim East Neerim Junction Neerim North Noojee Piedmont Poowong East^ Seaview Shady Creek Strzelecki^ Tanjil Tanjil Bren Tetoora Road Thalloo Thomson Thorpdale South^ Toombon Toorongo^ Torwood Trida^ Vesper Walhalla^ Warragul West Westbury
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Localities in the Shire of Cardinia
City	Officer Pakenham
Town	Avonsleigh Bayles Beaconsfield^ Beaconsfield Upper Bunyip Cardinia Catani Clematis Cockatoo Cora Lynn Emerald^ Garfield Garfield North Gembrook Guys Hill Iona Koo Wee Rup Lang Lang^ Longwarry^ Maryknoll Menzies Creek^ Nar Nar Goon Nar Nar Goon North Nyora^ Officer South Pakenham South Pakenham Upper Tonimbuk Tooradin^ Tynong Tynong North Yannathan
Locality	Bunyip North Caldermeade Dalmore Dewhurst Heath Hill^ Koo Wee Rup North Lang Lang East Modella^ Monomeith Mount Burnett Nangana Rythdale Vervale
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

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