Newmerella, Victoria

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Newmerella
Victoria
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Newmerella
Coordinates 37°44′S148°26′E / 37.733°S 148.433°E / -37.733; 148.433 Coordinates: 37°44′S148°26′E / 37.733°S 148.433°E / -37.733; 148.433
Population389 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3886
Location
LGA(s) Shire of East Gippsland
State electorate(s) Gippsland East
Federal division(s) Gippsland

Newmerella is a small township five kilometres west of Orbost, in Victoria, Australia. The Newmerella town and area has a population of 336. [1] The township has one service station and a school (Newmerella Primary School) and is serviced by a school bus from Newmerella to Orbost for students attending Orbost Secondary College.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Newmerella (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 September 2008.