Eskdale, Victoria

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Coordinates36°28′S 147°15′E / 36.467°S 147.250°E / -36.467; 147.250
Population238 (2021 census)[1]
Location
Eskdale
Victoria
Omeo Highway at Eskdale
Eskdale is located in Shire of Towong
Eskdale
Eskdale
Location in Shire of Towong, Victoria
Coordinates36°28′S 147°15′E / 36.467°S 147.250°E / -36.467; 147.250
Population238 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3701
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Towong
State electorate(s)Benambra
Federal division(s)Indi

Eskdale is a town in the Shire of Towong, Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the Mitta Valley, near the river's confluence with the Little Snowy Creek, amongst the foothills of Mount Bogong. At the 2021 census, Eskdale had a population of 238.[1]

The post office opened on 1 July 1885.[2] A Beaufort bomber crashed[3] near Eskdale in 1945 during a training flight.

Autumn foliage in the Main Street

The town today

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