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Skipton

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Skipton

Total population

469

Coordinates-37.69°, 143.37°

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City facts

Overview

Skipton is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is situated on the Glenelg Highway 166 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 52 kilometres south west of the regional centre, Ballarat. Skipton is in the Shire of Corangamite LGA and is on the banks of Mount Emu Creek. At the 2016 census, Skipton had a population of 586, considerably less than the population of 927 at the 2011 census. Skipton is named after Skipton, in Yorkshire, England, and is known as "the home of the platypus". The Aboriginal name is given in colonial reports as Woran.

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History & geography

History

Skipton was first established in 1839 as a pastoral run and a town site was surveyed in 1852. The town was settled some years later, with a local Post Office opening on 6 March 1858. The town held the first agricultural show in the Western District in 1859. Skipton once had a Magistrates' Court, but it closed on 1 January 1983. St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was completed in 1872, replacing an earlier church near the cemetery.

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Geography

Latitude

-37.6867

Longitude

143.3661

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)

18,991

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
627
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
454
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
391
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
383
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
333
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
327
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
321
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
307

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

2

Largest magnitude

3.8

Largest event

2011-06-01

Most recent

M 3.8 — 2011-06-01
45 km NE of Hamilton, Australia
M 2.8 — 2003-02-02
9 km N of Trentham, Australia

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Australian cricketer

Michael Guy Chislett

Michael Guy Chislett

Australian musician

Ted Greeves

Australian rules footballer

Harold Austin

cricketer (1903-1981)

Edith Lilian Bolte

Australian community worker

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)

4.55

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,661

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

382

Avg daily Wikipedia views

13

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Skipton

Tim Barringer · 2019

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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