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Swifts Creek

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Swifts Creek

Total population

134

Air quality index

54Moderate
Coordinates-37.26°, 147.72°

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

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City facts

Overview

Swifts Creek is a town in the Tambo Valley of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Great Alpine Road between Omeo and Ensay, 379 kilometres (235 mi) east of the state capital Melbourne and 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level. The area was originally settled by Europeans in the gold rushes of the mid-1800s. At the 2011 census, Swifts Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 419, with a median age of 47.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-37.2636
Longitude
147.7236
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
7
Ozone (µg/m³)
49
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
9,107
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Prickly Horn Snail
    Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822 · Gastropoda
    463
  • Messmate
    Eucalyptus obliqua L'Hér. · Magnoliopsida
    322
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    199
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    183
  • Elusive Cress
    Irenepharsus magicus Hewson · Magnoliopsida
    154
  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    150
  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    147
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    144

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
3.4
Largest event
2001-12-16

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

H
Hector Moir
Australian rules footballer

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)
4.45
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,625

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
67
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Swifts Creek

Soil Capability For Agriculture
Canada Land Inventory. · 1965
Land Capability For Recreation
Canada Land Inventory. · 1968
Land Capability For Wildlife-Waterfowl
Canada Land Inventory. · 1968
American Film
American Film
American Film Institute · 1975
Another sheaf of white spirituals
George Pullen Jackson · 1952

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
SAL22413
Population (Wikidata)
232
Wikidata
Q3506588

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112