Description
Walpeup is a town in the Mallee region of north west Victoria.
Walpeupis a town in the Mallee region of north west Victoria. The town is in the Rural City of Mildura local government area and on the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line between Ouyen and the South Australian border, 458 kilometres (285 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south west of the regional centre of Mildura. At the 2016 census, Walpeup had a population of 158.
History
The township was settled when the railway arrived, a full post office opening on 16 December 1912. The area of the locality contains the smaller area of Paigne which had a post office open from 1912 until 1916.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 462.731 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 109 m
Population number: 158
Local Government Area: Mildura Rural City Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Walpeup, Victoria