Jack River, Victoria

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Jack River
Victoria
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Jack River
Coordinates 38°34′13″S146°33′14″E / 38.57028°S 146.55389°E / -38.57028; 146.55389 Coordinates: 38°34′13″S146°33′14″E / 38.57028°S 146.55389°E / -38.57028; 146.55389
Population 301 (2011 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3971
Elevation 42 m (138 ft) [2]
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s) Gippsland South
Federal Division(s) Gippsland

Jack River (postcode: 3971) is a small settlement in the Shire of Wellington in southwestern Gippsland, in the Australian state of Victoria. The nearest major town is Yarram, located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east. Jack River is located approximately 170 kilometres (110 mi) east southeast of Melbourne. [2]

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Shire of Wellington Local government area in Victoria, Australia

The Shire of Wellington is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 10,989 square kilometres (4,243 sq mi) and at the 2016 Census had a population of almost 43,000.

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Gippsland is an economic rural region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern part of that state. It covers an area of 41,556 square kilometres (16,045 sq mi), and lies to the east of the eastern suburbs of Greater Melbourne, to the north of Bass Strait, to the west of the Tasman Sea, to the south of the Black-Allan Line that marks part of the Victorian/New South Wales border, and to the east and southeast of the Great Dividing Range that lies within the Hume region and the Victorian Alps. Gippsland is generally broken down into the East Gippsland, South Gippsland, West Gippsland, and the Latrobe Valley statistical divisions.

At the 2011 census, Jack River had a population of 301. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Jack River (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 January 2014. Blue pencil.svg
  2. 1 2 "Map of Jack River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2014.



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