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Murrayville

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Murrayville

Total population

214

Elevation67 m
Coordinates-35.26°, 141.18°

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City facts

Elevation
67 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Murrayville is a town on the section of the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line between Ouyen and the South Australian border. It is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of the South Australian border and 536 kilometres (333 mi) north west of the state capital Melbourne, but 268 kilometres (167 mi) east of Adelaide. At the 2016 census, Murrayville had a population of 280, down from 444 ten years before.

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History & geography

History

The Post Office opened on 1 November 1910. The Murrayville railway station opened in 1912 but is no longer used for passengers. The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas namely Duddo which had a post office open from 1913 until 1918, Duddo Wells with a post office from 1914 until 1950, Danyo with a post office from 1912 (when the railway arrived) until 1975, and Goongee.

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Geography

Latitude
-35.2626
Longitude
141.1826
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,472
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    71
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    57
  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    44
  • Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
    Acanthagenys rufogularis Gould, 1838 · Aves
    41
  • Weebill
    Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) · Aves
    39
  • Red Wattlebird
    Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    39
  • Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
    Ptilotula ornata (Gould, 1838) · Aves
    32
  • Gray Shrikethrush
    Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    31

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2021-10-08

Most recent

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

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Notable people from here

Larry Perkins
Larry Perkins
Australian racecar driver
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Rachael Sporn
Australian basketball player (born 1968)
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Bill Borthwick
Australian politician

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

Nearby places in Victoria

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.1
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,863

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
349
Avg daily Wikipedia views
12
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API