Tynong, Victoria
Tynong Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Tynong | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°05′00″S 145°37′00″E / 38.083333°S 145.616667°ECoordinates: 38°05′00″S 145°37′00″E / 38.083333°S 145.616667°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 456 (2016)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3813 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Cardinia | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Narracan | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Monash | ||||||||||||||
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Tynong is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 66 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Tynong recorded a population of 456 at the 2016 Census.
Tynong was settled in the early 1880s and the Post Office opened on 1 November 1882.[2]
Places of interest include Gumbuya World, , Mill Valley Ranch and Tynong railway station.
Tynong is notable for the granodiorite quarried from the area for the construction of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance.
See also[]
- Shire of Pakenham – Tynong was previously within this former local government area.
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tynong (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 1 February 2021
External links[]
Categories:
- Towns in Victoria (Australia)
- Towns in West Gippsland
- Gippsland geography stubs