Leigh Creek

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Leigh Creek

Coordinates-37.56°, 143.96°

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

Overview

Leigh Creek is a locality in central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Moorabool, 106 kilometres (66 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of the regional city of Ballarat.

Geography

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

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

A

Angie Muller

Australian footballer

B

Bill Cleary

Australian rules footballer

B

Bill McIlroy

Australian rules footballer (1883-1960)

B

Bill Russ

Australian rules footballer (1899-1977)

B

Bob Davis

Australian rules footballer, born 1928

Charlie Baker

Australian rules footballer and cricketer (1880-1962)

David Christy

Australian rules footballer (1869-1919)

Edmond Hogan

Australian politician; Premier of Victoria

H

Harry Clarke

Australian rules footballer, born 1905 (1905–1989)

Jack Incoll

Australian rules footballer (1879-1961)

J

Joe Groves

Australian rules footballer

P

Park Krygger

Australian rules footballer (1898-1985)

R

Reg Hede

Australian rules footballer (1894-1970)

Richard Crouch

Australian politician (1868-1949)

Tom Outridge, Sr.

Australian rules football player and administrator (1898–1973)

N

Norman Yeo

Australian rules footballer

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Mollonghip
  7.1 mi away
• Buninyong
  7.6 mi away
• Gordon
  8.3 mi away · pop. 607
• Clarendon
  9.6 mi away
• Rocklyn
  10.3 mi away
• Kingston
  12.7 mi away · pop. 103
• Allendale
  13.1 mi away · pop. 144
• Rutherford Park
  14.9 mi away
• Musk Vale
  15.6 mi away
• Learmonth
  16.1 mi away · pop. 272
• Burrumbeet
  17.7 mi away
• Greendale
  18.7 mi away · pop. 59

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

greater periwinkle

Vinca major

Seen 2026-08-16

Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus

Seen 2026-08-16

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Seen 2026-08-16

common hovea

Hovea heterophylla

Seen 2026-08-16

Pink-bells

Tetratheca ciliata

Seen 2026-08-16

Thin-leaf Wattle

Acacia aculeatissima

Seen 2026-08-16

Eastern Spinebill

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

Seen 2026-08-16

Tall sundew

Drosera auriculata

Seen 2026-08-16

scented sundew

Drosera aberrans

Seen 2026-08-16

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