What is the population of Murchison, Victoria?

Murchison has a population of approximately 775 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Murchison, Victoria located?

Murchison is located in Victoria, Australia, at approximate coordinates -36.6174°, 145.2166°.

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Murchison

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Total population

775

Elevation125 m

Coordinates-36.62°, 145.22°

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

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Elevation

125 m

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Overview

Murchison sits in Victoria, Australia and is identified as a small town. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 775. Located at -36.617°, 145.217°, Murchison occupies a warm-temperate portion of the southern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 1,809 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

History

The Ngooraialum tribe were the Aboriginal inhabitants of the area. The first explorer to enter the Goulburn Valley was Thomas Mitchell who crossed the Goulburn River at Mitchellstown. The first Europeans to visit what would become the site were the drovers Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney who drove cattle between Mitchellstown and Adelaide. Squatters started settling the area in 1840 with a school being established that year and a police station in 1841. The aboriginal protectorate was also transferred from Mitchellstown to Murchison in 1840 and closed in 1850. French vigneron Ludovic Marie settled in Murchison in 1850 and established vineyards. He also set up a hotel and punt service over the Goulburn for gold miners travelling between Bendigo and Beechworth. A township was established in 1854 with the town being named after Captain John Murchison, an early settler. The town grew rapidly, with a post office opening on 19 January 1855 (replacing an earlier office at Warranga), a flour mill in 1858 and a Presbyterian church and school in 1859. Small selectors started settling the area after 1870. A bridge was built over the Goulburn to replace the punt service in 1871, with a newspaper, courthouse and mechanics' institute being established in 1870. The town grew further in 1875 with the arrival of the first paddle steamer. At that time, Murchison had six hotels, a number of general stores, two flour mills including the highly intact Days Mill and Farm at Murchison South, and numerous stores and services. In 1878, Murchison became the base for operations against Ned Kelly and his gang. The railway reached Murchison East in 1880 and a second station named Murchison was opened on the line to Rushworth in 1890. The building of the Goulburn Weir for irrigation in…

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