Cobaw, Victoria
| Cobaw Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Cobaw | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°16′S 144°38′E / 37.267°S 144.633°ECoordinates: 37°16′S 144°38′E / 37.267°S 144.633°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 70 (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3442 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 490 m (1,608 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Macedon Ranges | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Cobaw is a locality in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, situated on Dry Creek. The Cobaw area formerly had its own Post Office and State school,[1] now closed. Cobaw Post Office opened on 1 December 1887 and closed in 1952.[2]The Cobaw Range is a section of the Great Dividing Range north of the settlement, running roughly east–west. The ranges are mainly granitic and reach a maximum height of 760m. Most of the western parts of this range are within the boundaries of the Cobaw State Forest. In the 2016 censes Cobaw had a population of 70.[3]
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- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1956. p. 751.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Cobaw". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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