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Speed

WeatherAvg high 72.4°F

Coordinates-35.40°, 142.44°

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

Overview

Speed is a town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 143 km from Mildura, Victoria, and about 410 km from Melbourne. Speed was named after William, Harold and Gordon Speed, who settled in the district in 1903. Settlement by the Speed brothers coincided with the opening of the railway line and the opening up of the Mallee lands for farm selection. The Speed township was surveyed in 1910.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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).

Nearby places in Victoria

• Tempy
  3.9 mi away
• Lascelles
  16.3 mi away
• Hopetoun
  23.1 mi away · pop. 509
• Woomelang
  23.3 mi away · pop. 145
• Sea Lake
  24.3 mi away · pop. 562
• Kulwin
  26.8 mi away · pop. 141
• Manangatang
  34.7 mi away · pop. 193
• Winnambool
  36.3 mi away
• Underbool
  38.9 mi away
• Rainbow
  42.4 mi away · pop. 487
• Annuello
  43.8 mi away
• Birchip
  48.3 mi away · pop. 674

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Recently spotted species

Greater Bluebonnet

Northiella haematogaster

Seen 2026-06-20

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-05-15

buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris

Seen 2026-04-29

Fodder Melon

Citrullus amarus

Seen 2026-04-03

Common Emu-Bush

Eremophila glabra

Seen 2026-03-19

silver senna

Senna artemisioides

Seen 2026-03-19

Mallee Riceflower

Pimelea microcephala

Seen 2026-03-19

quena

Solanum esuriale

Seen 2026-03-19

Grey Mulga

Acacia brachybotrya

Seen 2026-03-19

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

Official Identifiers