Tittybong

Tittybong Victoria
Tittybong
Coordinates	35°44′0″S143°22′0″E / 35.73333°S 143.36667°E / -35.73333; 143.36667
Population	3 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s)	3542
LGA(s)	Shire of Gannawarra Shire of Buloke
State electorate(s)	Murray Plains
Federal division(s)	Mallee
Localities around Tittybong: Wangie Lalbert Lalbert Cokum Tittybong Cannie Towaninny Towaninny Quambatook

Tittybong is a locality in the northwest of Victoria, Australia, within the Shires of Gannawarra and Buloke. Tittybong is located west of Kerang and east of the Calder Highway. It is south of Swan Hill, Tittybong's nearest large town. At the 2016 census, Tittybong had a population of 3. ^[1]

Name

Tittybong has been noted for the explicit connotations of its name. ^{[2] [3]} In his 2016 book Mount Buggery to Nowhere Else, summarising the origins of Australian place names, Eamon Evans states that it is unclear where the name Tittybong originates from. ^[4]

History

The Tittybong Post Office opened on 1 January 1884 and closed in 1968. ^[5] The town’s postcode is 3542. ^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tittybong (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
2. Pobjie, Ben (26 September 2016). "Meet me at Horny Point: It's time to clean up the map of Australia". ABC News . Archived from the original on 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
3. Aykroyd, Lucas (25 February 2013). "Where in the world is Dildo? Check out a map worth laughing at" . The Globe and Mail . Archived from the original on 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
4. Evans, Eamon (2016). Mount Buggery to Nowhere Else. Hachette Australia. p. 72. ISBN   978 0 7336 3558 8.
5. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 6 April 2021
6. "Tittybong Postcode" . Retrieved 13 August 2025.