Swanpool, Victoria

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Swanpool
Victoria

Memorial Hall and cinema
Swanpool
Coordinates 36°46′S 146°01′E / 36.767°S 146.017°E / -36.767; 146.017Coordinates: 36°46′S 146°01′E / 36.767°S 146.017°E / -36.767; 146.017
Population 606 (2006)[1]
Postcode(s) 3673
Location
  • 211 km (131 mi) NE of Melbourne
  • 64 km (40 mi) S of Benalla
  • 38 km (24 mi) N of Mansfield
LGA(s) Rural City of Benalla
State electorate(s) Benalla
Federal Division(s) Indi
For other places called "Swanpool" see Swanpool (disambiguation)

Swanpool is a town in north-east Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Midland Highway and in the Rural City of Benalla local government area, 211 kilometres (131 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Swanpool and the surrounding district had a population of 606.[1]

Swan Pool (sic) Post Office opened on 10 May 1877 and closed in 1994.[2]

Swanpool used to have an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ovens and King Football League.[3]

External links

Media related to Swanpool, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Swanpool (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-14. 
  2. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ↑ Full Points Footy, Swanpool, retrieved 2009-04-15 
Towns in the Rural City of Benalla


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