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Oxley is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Snow Road, 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Wangaratta, in the Rural City of Wangaratta.
Oxley is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Snow Road, 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Wangaratta, in the Rural City of Wangaratta. At the 2016 census, Oxley had a population of 631.Oxley derives its name from the Oxley Plains, which were named in 1824 by the explorers Hume and Hovell after John Oxley, the Surveyor-General of New South Wales. Oxley Post Office opened on 1 January 1870. An earlier office named Oxley became Milawa.
The township served as the administrative centre of the Shire of Oxley until 1936.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 47.836 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 157 m
Population number: 631
Local Government Area: Wangaratta Rural City Council
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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Oxley, Victoria