Tallarook

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Tallarook

Coordinates-37.09°, 145.10°

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

Overview

Tallarook is a town the Shire of Mitchell local government area in central Victoria, Australia. The town is in on the Hume Highway, 88 kilometres (55 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Tallarook had a population of 789.

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

H

Hilton Forrest Deakin

Australian bishop (1932–2022)

C

Charlie Priestley

Australian rules footballer (1916-1992)

D

Dally O'Brien

Australian rules footballer

David Mundy

Australian footballer

Doug Heywood

Australian rules footballer and commentator (1924-2002)

Fred O'Shea

Australian rules footballer

J

Jock O'Brien

Australian rules footballer b1909

M

Matt Tripovich

Australian admiral

P

Pam Brown

Australian poet and writer

Ron Campbell

Australian animator

Roy Daniell

Australian Paralympic athlete

H

Hugh Buggy

Australian sports journalist

J

Jimmy Robinson

Australian rules footballer (1881-1947)

J

Jack Godby

Australian rules footballer (1880-1928)

Jock Morison

Australian rules footballer

P

Peter Hannan

Australian rules footballer

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Tyaak
  9.2 mi away
• Strath Creek
  11.9 mi away
• Pyalong
  13.6 mi away · pop. 478
• Waterford Park
  14.5 mi away
• Yea
  19.4 mi away · pop. 1,279
• Heathcote Junction
  19.8 mi away · pop. 811
• Lancefield
  24 mi away · pop. 1,691
• Kirwans Bridge
  24.3 mi away
• Molesworth
  24.5 mi away
• Kinglake West
  26.2 mi away
• Baynton
  26.4 mi away
• Angustown
  27.1 mi away

Browse all places in Victoria →

Recently spotted species

maroonhood

Pterostylis pedunculata

Seen 2026-08-24

Common Golden Moths

Diuris chryseopsis

Seen 2026-08-24

common hovea

Hovea heterophylla

Seen 2026-08-24

Amyema

Amyema

Seen 2026-08-23

Nodding Greenhood

Pterostylis nutans

Seen 2026-08-22

Early Nancy

Wurmbea dioica

Seen 2026-08-22

scented sundew

Drosera aberrans

Seen 2026-08-22

White Banded House Jumper

Maratus griseus

Seen 2026-08-18

Pied Currawong

Strepera graculina

Seen 2026-08-15

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