Darnum

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

Overview

Darnum is a town in West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located 110 km east of Melbourne and a short distance to Warragul, in the Shire of Baw Baw. It is nestled between the Great Dividing Range and Strzelecki Ranges. The Moe River meanders through the edge of the township which the historic Darnum Butter Factory overlooks.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Kathy Watt

Australian cyclist

Lionel Rose

Australian boxer (1948–2011)

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Tim Cope

Australian travel writer

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Aileen Plant

Australian academic (1948–2007)

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Andrew Dent

Australian doctor

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Andrew Wills

Australian rules footballer

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Billy Roberts

Australian rules footballer

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Dean Vickerman

Australian basketball player/coach

Edward Greeves, Jr.

Australian rules footballer (1903-1963)

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Gary Blackwood

Australian politician

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George Hoskins

Australian rules footballer

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Harry Weidner

Australian rules footballer

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John Guy

British historian (1949-)

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John Lenders

Australian politician

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Kenneth Wheare

Historian and academic administrator (1907-1979)

Les Gallagher

Australian rules footballer (1904-1973)

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Cloverlea
  3 mi away
• Crossover
  9.5 mi away
• Drouin West
  9.9 mi away
• Robin Hood
  11.5 mi away
• Thorpdale
  11.7 mi away · pop. 151
• Neerim South
  12.1 mi away · pop. 1,081
• Narracan
  13.2 mi away
• Westbury
  13.7 mi away
• Hazelbank
  14 mi away
• Coalville
  14.3 mi away
• Longwarry North
  14.7 mi away
• North Coalville
  14.7 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

common maidenhair fern

Adiantum aethiopicum

Seen 2026-09-12

Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans

Seen 2026-09-12

Cherry Ballart

Exocarpos cupressiformis

Seen 2026-09-12

snowy daisy-bush

Olearia lirata

Seen 2026-09-12

Myrtle Wattle

Acacia myrtifolia

Seen 2026-09-12

Imperial Jezebel

Delias harpalyce

Seen 2026-09-12

Eastern Yellow Robin

Eopsaltria australis

Seen 2026-09-12

Australian Clematis

Clematis aristata

Seen 2026-09-12

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