Dunkeld

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Dunkeld

Total population

511

WeatherAvg high 64.3°F

Coordinates-37.65°, 142.34°

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

Overview

Dunkeld is a town in Victoria, Australia, at the southern end of the Grampians National Park, in the Shire of Southern Grampians. It is approx 283 km west of Melbourne on the Glenelg Highway. The town's population is holding steady but aging. At the 2021 census, Dunkeld had a population of 688.

Geography

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

Climate

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

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

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Glenthompson
  11.1 mi away · pop. 127
• Tabor
  14.9 mi away
• Tarrington
  15.8 mi away · pop. 199
• Penshurst
  15.9 mi away · pop. 491
• Cavendish
  18.6 mi away
• Wickliffe
  20.9 mi away · pop. 45
• Willaura
  22.9 mi away · pop. 240
• Minjah
  27.1 mi away
• Woorndoo
  29.8 mi away
• Rossbridge
  29.9 mi away
• Hexham
  30.4 mi away
• Hawkesdale
  31.6 mi away · pop. 140

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dunkeld

On Australasian climates and their influence in the prevention and arrest of pulmonary consumption

Samuel Dougan Bird · 1863

Australia Felix

Manning Clark, Ian Clarke, Jan Critchett, Beth Gott, Ben Gunn, John Poynter · 1987

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cranberry Heath

Styphelia humifusa

Seen 2026-08-16

splitgill mushroom

Schizophyllum commune

Seen 2026-08-16

veined helmet-orchid

Corybas diemenicus

Seen 2026-08-16

Golden Heath

Styphelia adscendens

Seen 2026-08-16

Jack Jumper Ant

Myrmecia pilosula

Seen 2026-08-15

dwarf greenhood

Pterostylis nana

Seen 2026-08-15

Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa

Seen 2026-08-15

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-08-15

Sandhill Bitter-pea

Daviesia arenaria

Seen 2026-08-15

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