Bundalong
Victoria
New houses at Bundalong
Bundalong is located in Shire of Moira
Bundalong
Bundalong
Coordinates36°02′S 146°10′E / 36.033°S 146.167°E / -36.033; 146.167
Population428 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3730
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Moira
State electorate(s)Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)Nicholls
Localities around Bundalong:
Bathumi New South Wales New South Wales
Yarrawonga Bundalong Esmond
Yarrawonga South Boomahnoomoonah Bundalong South

Bundalong is a town in Victoria, Australia located on the Murray River and the Murray Valley Highway, east of Yarrawonga. At the 2016 census, Bundalong had a population of 428.[1] Bundalong is in the Shire of Moira local government area, with the name "Bundalong" being the Aboriginal word for "joined together".[2] The towns farming sites include wheat plantations.[3]

History

The Bundalong Post office opened on 2 October 1876 and closed in 1940.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Census QuickStats Bundalong". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Aboriginal and Other Meanings of many of our Region's Town Names". Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Nassim Khadem and Melissa Marino (17 May 2005). "Control urged as drought hits meat prices". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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