Longwarry
Town in Victoria, Australia
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Longwarry is a town in Victoria, Australia, 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Baw Baw and Cardinia local government areas. Longwarry recorded a population of 2,436 at the 2021 census.[1]
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,436 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3816 | ||||||||||||
| County | Buln Buln | ||||||||||||
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It has one primary school, Longwarry Primary School.
Longwarry is bypassed by the Princes Freeway.
History
The railway arrived in 1879 and a post office opened on 20 June 1881. The post office was renamed Longwarry South (later Ripplebrook) on 1 September 1882, the same day a new office, named Longwarry, opened near the railway station.[2]
Longwarry railway station provides rail services to Melbourne as well as Bairnsdale.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.[3]
See also
- Shire of Buln Buln – Longwarry was previously within this former local government area.
