Port Franklin

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Port Franklin

Total population

166

Coordinates-38.68°, 146.28°

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

Overview

Port Franklin is a small fishing village 182 kilometres (113 mi) south-east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is about 2 km inland from the coastline of Corner Inlet. At the 2006 census, Port Franklin had a population of 121.

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

B

Bob Mathews

Australian rules footballer

Gavin Long

Journalist and historian (1901-1968)

M

Milton Lamb

Australian rules footballer

L

Les Jones

Australian rules footballer, born 1905

M

Mick Anthony

Australian rules footballer

B

Bill Buckley

Australian rules footballer

G

Garnet Lamb

Australian rules footballer (1908–1986)

M

Monte Vale

Australian politician

R

Ray Clarke

Australian rules footballer (1908–1971)

C

Charlie Harbour

Australian rules footballer (1924-1988)

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Alice Elphick

Australian Sister of Charity

F

Frederick Warner

Australian politician (1875-1952)

R

Ron Tudor

Australian producer (1924-2020)

G

Geoff Handbury

Australian businessman and philanthropist (1925–2019)

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Yanakie
  9.8 mi away
• Fish Creek
  10.5 mi away
• Sandy Point
  13 mi away · pop. 254
• Dumbalk
  14.4 mi away · pop. 185
• Waratah Bay
  15.6 mi away · pop. 31
• Meeniyan
  16 mi away · pop. 516
• Promontory View
  18.1 mi away · pop. 103
• Walkerville
  18.9 mi away · pop. 18
• Koonwarra
  20.5 mi away · pop. 149
• Alberton
  21.4 mi away · pop. 178
• Darlimurla
  22 mi away
• Port Albert
  22.3 mi away · pop. 349

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 Port Franklin

Discovery and Settlement of Port Phillip

James Bonwick · 2018

This errant lady

Franklin, Jane Griffin Lady · 2002

Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo

Antonio Pigafetta · 1525

American Film

American Film Institute · 1975

The Story of The Committee of 300

John Coleman · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Small Shade Nettle

Australina pusilla

Seen 2026-09-01

large bird-orchid

Chiloglottis valida

Seen 2026-08-31

Common Heath

Epacris impressa

Seen 2026-08-27

Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

Seen 2026-08-27

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

Caligavis chrysops

Seen 2026-08-27

New Holland Honeyeater

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae

Seen 2026-08-27

maroonhood

Pterostylis pedunculata

Seen 2026-08-27

White-lipped Snake

Drysdalia coronoides

Seen 2026-08-26

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

Seen 2026-08-26

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

Official Identifiers