Yarragon

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Yarragon

Total population

1,387

Air quality index

53Moderate

Elevation84 m

WeatherAvg high 66°F

Coordinates-38.20°, 146.06°

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

Overview

Yarragon is a town in the Shire of Baw Baw in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and the Gippsland railway line approximately halfway between the major towns of Warragul and Moe. Hills of the Strzelecki Ranges rise over 500 metres (1,600 ft) immediately to the south of the town, providing a spectacular backdrop, while the Moe River and the lowlands lie to the north and east. Mount Worth at 515 m (1,690 ft) above sea level is the highest near peak to the south in the Mount Worth State Park 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) SSW of Yarragon. Mount Baw Baw at 1,563 m (5,128 ft) in the Baw Baw Ranges as part of the Great Dividing Range to the north is approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi) NNE of Yarragon. The township sits at approximately 88 metres (289 ft) above sea level. At the 2006 census, Yarragon had a population of 1131.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

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

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

B

Bill Collins

Australian racecaller

Edward Patrick Kenney

Australian flying ace

N

Noel Price

Australian rules footballer (1917-1984)

T

Teddy Purcell

Australian rules footballer (1896–1933)

P

Phonse Kyne

Australian rules footballer and coach

B

Bill Marchbank

Australian rules footballer (1887-1941)

B

Bill Welsh

Australian rules footballer, born 1924

D

Don Hall

Australian rules footballer

P

Peter McLaren

Australian rules footballer (1923-1996)

J

Jack Brain

Australian rules footballer

P

Percy Roberts

Australian rules footballer (1909-1943)

D

Don Quartermain

Australian rules footballer (1908–1985)

W

Wally Colliss

Australian rules footballer (1908–1977)

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

Nearby places in Victoria

• Darnum
  3.5 mi away · pop. 386
• Coalville
  10.8 mi away
• Westbury
  10.8 mi away
• Willow Grove
  11 mi away · pop. 285
• Drouin West
  13.1 mi away
• Neerim South
  14.2 mi away · pop. 1,081
• Poowong East
  15 mi away
• Jindivick
  15.2 mi away
• Fumina South
  17.3 mi away
• Longwarry North
  18.1 mi away
• Morwell
  18.2 mi away · pop. 14,068
• Poowong
  18.9 mi away · pop. 389

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

Little Wattlebird

Anthochaera chrysoptera

Seen 2026-08-20

Southern Brown Tree Frog

Rawlinsonia ewingii

Seen 2026-08-20

Apple Looper

Phrissogonus laticostata

Seen 2026-08-19

Harlequin Red Bug

Dindymus versicolor

Seen 2026-08-19

Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

Seen 2026-08-18

Australian Ibis

Threskiornis molucca

Seen 2026-08-18

Lilly Pilly leaf beetle

Paropsides calypso

Seen 2026-08-18

Eastern Cattle-Egret

Ardea coromanda

Seen 2026-08-17

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-08-15

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