Waanyarra is a locality in north central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Loddon, 178 kilometres (111 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne and 39 kilometres (24 mi) west of Bendigo.
Originally an small township existed here which arose due to the discovery of gold. Commencing in the 1860s, the township supported 2 hotels, several stores, a school and a post office, which remained open until the 1920s. Nothing now remains other than foundations, an old cemetery and recreation reserve.
At the 2021 census, Waanyarra had a population of 57.[1]
waanyarra, locality, north, central, victoria, australia, locality, shire, loddon, kilometres, north, west, state, capital, melbourne, kilometres, west, bendigo, victoriaa, sign, marking, historic, township, coordinates36, 833population57, 2021, census, postco. Waanyarra is a locality in north central Victoria Australia The locality is in the Shire of Loddon 178 kilometres 111 mi north west of the state capital Melbourne and 39 kilometres 24 mi west of Bendigo Waanyarra VictoriaA sign marking The Historic Township of Waanyarra WaanyarraCoordinates36 50 S 143 50 E 36 833 S 143 833 E 36 833 143 833Population57 2021 census 1 Postcode s 3516Location178 km 111 mi NW of Melbourne49 km 30 mi W of Bendigo9 km 6 mi S of TarnagullaLGA s Shire of LoddonState electorate s RiponFederal division s MalleeOriginally an small township existed here which arose due to the discovery of gold Commencing in the 1860s the township supported 2 hotels several stores a school and a post office which remained open until the 1920s Nothing now remains other than foundations an old cemetery and recreation reserve At the 2021 census Waanyarra had a population of 57 1 References edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Waanyarra 2021 Census QuickStats Retrieved 30 July 2023 nbsp External links edit nbsp Media related to Waanyarra at Wikimedia Commons PDF from State of Victoria Parks nbsp This article about a location in the Mallee is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waanyarra amp oldid 1167876721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
