Rawson

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

Overview

Rawson is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Tyers - Thomson Valley Road, in the Shire of Baw Baw. The town was established for workers involved in the construction of the Thomson Dam, which was completed in 1983, Rawson Post Office opening on 17 April 1979.

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

Barlow Carkeek

Australian sportsman (1878-1937)

George Foley

Australian politician

George Stuckey

Australian rules footballer (1871-1932)

Jimmy Davidson

Australian rules footballer

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Ned Richardson

Australian rules footballer

Will Stuckey

Australian rules footballer

H

Harry Harrison

Australian rules footballer

E

Edwin McCarthy

Australian diplomat

J

Jack Meuleman

Australian rules footballer

J

John Stuckey

Australian cricketer (1869-1952)

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Alice Constance Tisdall

Australian educationist (1877-1968)

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Bobby Gibb

Australian rules footballer

E

Ernie Nelson

Australian rules footballer

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Jane Clement

Australian woman (1860–1937)

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Happy Go Lucky
  2.6 mi away
• Toongabbie
  14.1 mi away · pop. 513
• Willow Grove
  14.4 mi away · pop. 285
• Fumina South
  14.5 mi away
• Glengarry
  15 mi away · pop. 703
• Westbury
  15.7 mi away
• Cowwarr
  16.6 mi away
• Timboon Mill
  16.8 mi away
• Coalville
  21.1 mi away
• Coongulla
  21.4 mi away · pop. 203
• Neerim South
  24.6 mi away · pop. 1,081
• Traralgon South
  24.8 mi away · pop. 507

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 Rawson

A student's history of England from the earliest times to the death of Queen Victoria

Gardiner, Samuel Rawson · 1902

El sermón de La Victoria

Eduardo Belgrano Rawson · 2012

A Student's History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria

Samuel Rawson Gardiner · 1908

A student's history of England

Gardiner, Samuel Rawson · 1890

Chinese jade throughout the ages

Jessica Rawson · 1975

Student's History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria

Samuel Rawson Gardiner · 2023

Mount Elephant once had trees

Josiah John 'Jack' Rawson · 1996

The other side of thirty

Victoria Y. Pellegrino · 1981

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Subalpine Beard-heath

Acrothamnus maccraei

Seen 2026-08-15

Australian Cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Seen 2026-08-13

Silvertop Ash

Eucalyptus sieberi

Seen 2026-08-13

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Seen 2026-08-12

Variable sallow wattle

Acacia mucronata

Seen 2026-08-12

mountain grey gum

Eucalyptus cypellocarpa

Seen 2026-08-12

Common Heath

Epacris impressa

Seen 2026-08-08

Little Wattlebird

Anthochaera chrysoptera

Seen 2026-08-08

Wonga Pigeon

Leucosarcia melanoleuca

Seen 2026-08-01

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