Loch

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Loch

Total population

193

WeatherAvg high 64°F

Coordinates-38.37°, 145.71°

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

Overview

Loch is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia which was established in 1876. The town was named in honour of the Governor of Victoria, Henry Loch.

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

E

E. Beatrice Riley

Australian supercentenarian (1896–2009)

Russell Short

Australian Paralympic athlete

A

Ambrose Maher

Australian rules footballer

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Nyora
  3.2 mi away · pop. 789
• Poowong
  3.6 mi away · pop. 389
• Poowong East
  7.6 mi away
• The Gurdies
  7.7 mi away · pop. 143
• Pioneer Bay
  8.4 mi away
• Grantville
  9.8 mi away · pop. 1,357
• Blackwood Forest
  9.9 mi away
• Kongwak
  10.1 mi away
• Woolamai
  14.6 mi away
• Bass
  15.1 mi away
• Corinella
  15.2 mi away · pop. 1,056
• Dalyston
  16.1 mi away · pop. 721

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.

Books about Loch

Mountain, loch and glen

Victoria Queen of Great Britain · 1869

The memoirs of Emily Loch

Emily Loch · 2007

Three Sisters - le Gardien des Lochs III

Laëtitia Mariller · 2021

Love of my life

Siegfried Loch · 2006

Wrecks & reputations

D. E. Charlwood · 1977

Forty years in the wilderness

Chandler, John · 1990

No rugged landscape

Mary Karney · 1991

Melbourne sketchbook

Arno Roger-Genersh · 1990

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Scarlet Robin

Petroica boodang

Seen 2026-07-29

Common Flat-pea

Platylobium obtusangulum

Seen 2026-07-28

Nodding Greenhood

Pterostylis nutans

Seen 2026-07-28

German Yellowjacket

Vespula germanica

Seen 2026-07-26

small helmet-orchid

Corybas unguiculatus

Seen 2026-07-25

White-throated Treecreeper

Cormobates leucophaea

Seen 2026-07-21

Grey Fantail

Rhipidura albiscapa

Seen 2026-07-21

Bell Miner

Manorina melanophrys

Seen 2026-07-21

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

Gallery

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

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