Toorongo, Victoria

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Toorongo
Victoria
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Toorongo
Coordinates 37°47′S146°07′E / 37.783°S 146.117°E / -37.783; 146.117
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3833
LGA(s)
County Buln Buln
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Monash

Toorongo is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located within the Shires of Baw Baw and Yarra Ranges local government areas. Toorongo recorded no population at the 2021 census. [1]

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History

Toorongo Valley Post Office opened on 14 September 1914 and closed the next year. A Toorongo Falls Telegraph Office remained open until 1942. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Toorongo (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 12 April 2021