Dixons Creek, Victoria

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Dixons Creek
Victoria
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Dixons Creek
Dixons Creek, Victoria
Coordinates 37°36′S145°25′E / 37.600°S 145.417°E / -37.600; 145.417 Coordinates: 37°36′S145°25′E / 37.600°S 145.417°E / -37.600; 145.417
Population344 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3775
Elevation160 m (525 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s) Eildon
Federal division(s) McEwen
Localities around Dixons Creek:
Kinglake Castella Toolangi
Steels Creek Dixons Creek Chum Creek
Yarra Glen Tarrawarra Healesville

Dixons Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 46 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Dixons Creek recorded a population of 344 at the 2021 census. [1]

The Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1967. [2]

Dixons Creek has a primary school, with currently 7 students. It is part of the Wollombi Cluster (11 small schools in the area). [3]

Dixons Creek was hit hard by the Black Saturday fires and many houses were unfortunately destroyed.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2021 Census QuickStats Dixons Creek". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 22 February 2021
  3. ↑ "Map of Dixons Creek".


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