Orbost

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Orbost

Total population

2,024

Coordinates-37.70°, 148.46°

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

Overview

Orbost is a town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 375 kilometres (233 mi) east of Melbourne and 235 kilometres (146 mi) south of Canberra where the Princes Highway crosses the Snowy River. It is about 16 kilometres (10 mi) from the surf and fishing seaside town of Marlo on the coast of Bass Strait and 217 km (135 mi) drive to Hotham Alpine Resort. Orbost is the service centre for the primary industries of beef, dairy cattle and sawmilling. More recently, tourism has become an important and thriving industry, being the major town close to several national parks that are between the east access to either the surf or the snow, including the famous Snowy River National Park, Alpine National Park, Errinundra National Park, Croajingolong National Park and Cape Conran Coastal Park.

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

H

Herb Patten

Australian musician (born 1943)

Lindsay Tanner

Australian politician

A

Anthony Evans

Australian cross-country skier

Craig Ingram

politician

F

Frank Cameron

Australian rules footballer (1892-1986)

H

Harry Firth

Australian rally driver

Molly Meldrum

Australian music journalist and media personality

Peter Nixon

Australian politician

Richard Dalla-Riva

Australian politician

Tim Matthews

Australian Paralympic athlete

W

Wally Cameron

Australian rules footballer (1896–1957)

C

Charlie Lynn

Australian politician

Jennifer Hansen

Australian journalist

O

Ossie Cruse

Australian activist and elder

Peter Knight

Australian musician and composer

L

Laura Jean McKay

Australian novelist, short-story writer and lecturer (1978-)

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Nowa Nowa
  20 mi away · pop. 140
• Lakes Entrance
  27.5 mi away · pop. 6,527
• Bemm River
  28.3 mi away · pop. 67
• Kalimna West
  29.6 mi away
• Swan Reach
  33.4 mi away
• Nicholson
  39.9 mi away
• Seldom Seen
  42.4 mi away
• Deddick
  43.4 mi away
• Dellicknora
  44 mi away
• Bullumwaal
  50.7 mi away
• Lindenow
  54.9 mi away · pop. 554
• Omeo
  63.1 mi away · pop. 242

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 Orbost

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Varnish Wattle

Acacia verniciflua

Seen 2026-08-08

Variable sallow wattle

Acacia mucronata

Seen 2026-08-08

woolly bird's nest fungus

Nidula niveotomentosa

Seen 2026-08-08

Common Heath

Epacris impressa

Seen 2026-08-08

Chestnut Teal

Anas castanea

Seen 2026-08-08

Milky Slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Seen 2026-08-08

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-08

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia phasianella

Seen 2026-08-07

White-headed Pigeon

Columba leucomela

Seen 2026-08-07

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