Tynong, Victoria

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Tynong
Victoria
Tynong is located in Melbourne
Tynong
Tynong
Coordinates38°05′00″S 145°37′00″E / 38.083333°S 145.616667°E / -38.083333; 145.616667Coordinates: 38°05′00″S 145°37′00″E / 38.083333°S 145.616667°E / -38.083333; 145.616667
Population456 (2016)[1]
Postcode(s)3813
Elevation135 m (443 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Cardinia
State electorate(s)Narracan
Federal division(s)Monash
Localities around Tynong:
Nar Nar Goon North Tynong North Garfield North
Nar Nar Goon Tynong Garfield
Cora Lynn Cora Lynn Iona

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[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tynong (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 September 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 1 February 2021

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