Skenes Creek Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 38°43′00″S143°42′30″E / 38.71667°S 143.70833°E |
Population | 249 (2021 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 3233 |
LGA(s) | Shire of Colac Otway |
State electorate(s) | Polwarth |
Federal division(s) | Corangamite |
Skenes Creek is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated in the Shire of Colac Otway. [2] In the 2021 census, Skenes Creek had a population of 249. [1]
The area was named by surveyor George Smythe after his fellow surveyor, Alexander Skene, who became the Victorian Surveyor General in 1868. [2]
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