Wandiligong

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Wandiligong

Total population

362

Coordinates-36.77°, 146.98°

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

Overview

Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town is located on Morses Creek and in the Alpine Shire local government area, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Bright and 330 kilometres (210 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 Census, Wandiligong had a population of 522. The town was originally established as a mining settlement called Growler's Creek. For such things such as quartz and gold in the area. Its name is derived from the name of an aboriginal tribe who originally occupied the area.

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

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Artie Bettles

Australian rules footballer

Bert Chandler

Australian footballer (1913-1961)

Daisy Pearce

Australian rules footballer (born 1988)

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Ed Harrison

Australian rules footballer

Harry Bruce

Australian politician

Dick Chandler

Australian rules footballer

Tom McLean

Australian rules footballer (1876-1948)

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Russ Robinson

Australian rules footballer (1928-2004)

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Mary Ellen Roberts

Australian teacher of dressmaking, and lecturer at Sydney Technical College

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Frank Rowe

Australian public servant (1895-1958)

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George Faulkner

Australian rules footballer (1901–1985)

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Bob Murdoch

Australian rules footballer (1909-1965)

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Eric Chatfield

Australian rules footballer (1900–1985)

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George Peters

Australian rules footballer (1912–1988)

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Alec Wallace

Australian rules footballer

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Alex Nicholson

Australian rules footballer (1897-1972)

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Freeburgh
  2.6 mi away
• Germantown
  2.7 mi away
• Smoko
  5.2 mi away
• Porepunkah
  6.2 mi away · pop. 771
• Buckland
  8 mi away
• Harrietville
  9.6 mi away · pop. 354
• Ovens
  17.4 mi away
• Hotham Village
  17.4 mi away · pop. 128
• Dederang
  20.6 mi away
• Dinner Plain
  22.5 mi away · pop. 127
• Mitta Mitta
  27.1 mi away
• Stanley
  28.2 mi away

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.

Books about Wandiligong

Search results from Open Library.