Wallan

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Wallan

Total population

14,741

WeatherAvg high 64.7°F

Coordinates-37.41°, 144.98°

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

Overview

Wallan, traditionally known as Wallan Wallan, is a town in Victoria, 45 kilometres north of Melbourne's Central Business District. The town sits at the southern end of the large and diverse Shire of Mitchell which extends from the northern fringes of Melbourne into the farming country of north-central Victoria and the lower Goulburn Valley. The township flanks the Hume Freeway and is set against the backdrop of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2021 census it had a population of 15,004.

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).

Notable people from here

Ned Kelly

Australian bushranger (1854–1880)

Dan Kelly

Australian bushranger (1861–1880)

Kate Kelly

Australian outlaw

Tracey Shelton

Australian photojournalist

Bert Parke

Australian rules footballer (1886-1967)

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Frank Holmes

Australian rules footballer (1900–1989)

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John Gordon

Australian politician (1858–1937)

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Charles Richard Long

(1860-1944) educationist

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Charles Munro

cricketer (1871-1969)

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Kirra Wright

Australian para-athlete

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Waterford Park
  9.3 mi away
• Tyaak
  15.9 mi away
• Lancefield
  16.4 mi away · pop. 1,691
• Barringo
  19.1 mi away
• Tallarook
  23.3 mi away
• Baynton
  26.5 mi away
• Yea
  28.1 mi away · pop. 1,279
• Pastoria
  28.1 mi away
• Tylden
  31.8 mi away · pop. 418
• Molesworth
  35.3 mi away
• Lauriston
  35.4 mi away
• Malmsbury
  36.2 mi away · pop. 736

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.

Recently spotted species

tall greenhood

Pterostylis melagramma

Seen 2026-08-02

maroonhood

Pterostylis pedunculata

Seen 2026-08-02

small mosquito-orchid

Acianthus pusillus

Seen 2026-08-01

Thin-leaf Wattle

Acacia aculeatissima

Seen 2026-07-30

Nodding Greenhood

Pterostylis nutans

Seen 2026-07-30

scented sundew

Drosera aberrans

Seen 2026-07-30

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Wallan, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.