The port and the town are named after Captain Alexander Campbell, a whaler and colonist of the Port Fairy region.
The town was settled in the 1870s, with the first wharf being built in 1880.[4] Port Campbell Post Office opened on 19 March 1874. It was renamed Port Campbell West in 1881 when a new Port Campbell office opened near the wharf.[5] There were hopes of a rail connection when the Timboon line opened in 1892 but the state government vetoed the idea in 1916.
The town became a centre of infamy in 1970 when the bodies of a family from Melbourne were discovered in a car that had fallen over a cliff, see Crawford family murder.
The town used to be the centre of a football competition known as the Port Campbell Football Association that operated from 1927, it reformed after WWII as the Heytesbury Football League and ran until 1991.
At the 2001 census, Port Campbell had a population of 372. At the 2006 census, Port Campbell had a population of 599. At the 2011 census, Port Campbell had a population of 618.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Port Campbell (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
^"PORT CAMPBELL". Camperdown Chronicle. Vol. VII, no. 651. Victoria, Australia. 24 December 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 23 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 3 April 2021
^"Port Campbell". Visit Victoria. Tourism Victoria. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
External linksedit
Media related to Port Campbell, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
Port Campbell - Official tourism website.
Official website for The Twelve Apostles Region of Victoria
port, campbell, coastal, town, victoria, australia, town, great, ocean, road, west, twelve, apostles, shire, corangamite, 2016, census, population, victoriaaerial, photograph, coordinates38, 61667, 98333, 61667, 98333population478, 2016, census, postcode, 3269. Port Campbell ˈ k ae m b el 2 is a coastal town in Victoria Australia The town is on the Great Ocean Road west of the Twelve Apostles in the Shire of Corangamite At the 2016 census Port Campbell had a population of 478 3 Port Campbell VictoriaAerial photograph of Port CampbellPort CampbellCoordinates38 37 0 S 142 59 0 E 38 61667 S 142 98333 E 38 61667 142 98333Population478 2016 census 1 Postcode s 3269Location224 km 139 mi SW of Melbourne67 km 42 mi E of WarrnamboolLGA s Corangamite ShireState electorate s PolwarthFederal division s WannonMean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall20 C 68 F 7 5 C 46 F 902 9 mm 35 5 inLocalities around Port Campbell Heytesbury Lower Newfield WaarrePeterborough Port Campbell PrincetownSouthern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean The Twelve Apostles Limestone structure Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe port and the town are named after Captain Alexander Campbell a whaler and colonist of the Port Fairy region The town was settled in the 1870s with the first wharf being built in 1880 4 Port Campbell Post Office opened on 19 March 1874 It was renamed Port Campbell West in 1881 when a new Port Campbell office opened near the wharf 5 There were hopes of a rail connection when the Timboon line opened in 1892 but the state government vetoed the idea in 1916 The town became a centre of infamy in 1970 when the bodies of a family from Melbourne were discovered in a car that had fallen over a cliff see Crawford family murder The town used to be the centre of a football competition known as the Port Campbell Football Association that operated from 1927 it reformed after WWII as the Heytesbury Football League and ran until 1991 At the 2001 census Port Campbell had a population of 372 At the 2006 census Port Campbell had a population of 599 At the 2011 census Port Campbell had a population of 618 Port Campbell is now a popular tourist destination for visiting The Twelve Apostles located 12 kilometres to the east of the town and the Port Campbell National Park 6 as well as maintaining a small crayfishing community Gallery edit nbsp The town seen from the war memorial lookout nbsp The headland of the harbour at Port Campbell nbsp The fishing docks nbsp Lord StreetReferences edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Port Campbell State Suburb 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 28 January 2018 nbsp Butler S ed 2009 Port Campbell Macquarie Dictionary 5th ed Sydney Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd 1952 pages ISBN 978 1 876429 66 9 Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Port Campbell State Suburb 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 28 January 2018 nbsp PORT CAMPBELL Camperdown Chronicle Vol VII no 651 Victoria Australia 24 December 1880 p 3 Retrieved 23 January 2019 via National Library of Australia Phoenix Auctions History Post Office List retrieved 3 April 2021 Port Campbell Visit Victoria Tourism Victoria Retrieved 5 December 2013 External links edit nbsp Media related to Port Campbell Victoria at Wikimedia Commons Port Campbell Official tourism website Official website for The Twelve Apostles Region of Victoria nbsp This article about a location in Barwon South West region is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Port Campbell amp oldid 1153615727, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
