Bruthen

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Bruthen

Total population

574

Coordinates-37.71°, 147.83°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bruthen is a town located alongside the Tambo River between Bairnsdale and Ensay on the Great Alpine Road in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Bruthen had a population of 814. Bruthen is 26 km (16 mi) east of Bairnsdale and 311 km (193 mi) east of the state capital Melbourne.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Daniel McConnell

Australian racing cyclist

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Edward Hughes

Australian surgeon

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Victoria

• Sarsfield
  6.6 mi away
• Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust
  17.2 mi away · pop. 726
• Perry Bridge
  33.8 mi away
• Cobbannah
  34.8 mi away
• Castleburn
  36.8 mi away
• Bindi
  40.9 mi away
• Briagolong
  42.5 mi away · pop. 626
• Omeo
  44 mi away · pop. 242
• Dutson Downs
  44.2 mi away
• The Heart
  45.5 mi away
• Paddy Lees Crossing
  46.9 mi away
• Seldom Seen
  47.1 mi away

Browse all places in Victoria →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Australian Cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Seen 2026-09-02

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-09-02

Chlaenius ophonoides

Chlaenius ophonoides

Seen 2026-09-01

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Seen 2026-08-25

Badge Huntsman Spider

Neosparassus diana

Seen 2026-08-25

Coptocercus rubripes

Coptocercus rubripes

Seen 2026-08-24

Bogong Moth

Agrotis infusa

Seen 2026-08-23

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Icthyophaga leucogaster

Seen 2026-08-22

Sinister Moth

Pholodes sinistraria

Seen 2026-08-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bruthen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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