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Willaura

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Willaura

Total population

240

Air quality index

30Good
Coordinates-37.54°, 142.74°

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City facts

Overview

Willaura is a town in western Victoria, Australia in the Rural City of Ararat local government area, 231 kilometres (144 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Willaura and surrounding area had a population of 439.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-37.5440
Longitude
142.7399
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
12
Ozone (µg/m³)
52
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
6,579
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    206
  • Black Swan
    Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    192
  • Australian Shelduck
    Tadorna tadornoides (Jardine & Selby, 1828) · Aves
    169
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    156
  • Gray Teal
    Anas gracilis Buller, 1869 · Aves
    146
  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    143
  • brolga
    Grus rubicunda (Perry, 1810) · Aves
    138
  • White-faced Heron
    Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    138

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2011-06-01

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Victoria

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,648

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
14
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API