Warburton, Victoria
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| Warburton Victoria |
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| Population: | 2288 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3799 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 159 m (522 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Gembrook | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | McEwen | ||||||||||||
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Warburton is a town 74 kilometres (46 mi) east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2001 census, Warburton had a population of 2288.
Warburton area is a tourist destination, with picturesque mountain views of the surrounding hills. The Yarra river meanders through the township and is lined with walking tracks and beautiful picnic spots. The township is 20 minutes drive from Mount Donna Buang which is snow covered in the winter. Restaurants and cafés, river walks, snow-play, and wineries make up the local attractions.
East of Warburton is a large water catchment area called Upper Yarra Dam designed to supply Melbourne with the required amount of water sourced from the Thomson catchment area.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Warburton (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
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- Warburton, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
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