| Bairnsdale Wy-yung Victoria | |||||||||
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 Bairnsdale Gardens Main Street | |||||||||
  Bairnsdale Location in Victoria | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′39″S 147°37′30″E / 37.82750°S 147.62500°E | ||||||||
| Population | 17,666 (2023 census)[1] | ||||||||
| • Density | 114.0/km2 (295.2/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Established | 1860 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3875 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) | ||||||||
| Area | 155 km2 (59.8 sq mi)[2] (2016 urban) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of East Gippsland | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||
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Bairnsdale (locally /ˈbɛərnzdeɪl/)[3] (Ganai: Wy-yung)[4] is a city in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, situated in a region traditionally inhabited by the Tatungalung clan of the Gunaikurnai people.[5] The estimated population of the Bairnsdale urban area was 17,666 at June 2023.[6] The city serves as a major regional centre of eastern Victoria, alongside Traralgon and Sale, acting as the commercial hub for the East Gippsland region and the seat of local government for the Shire of East Gippsland. Bairnsdale was first proclaimed as a shire on 16 July 1868[7] and later elevated to city status on 14 July 1990.[8]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bairnsdale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "2016 Census Community Profiles: Bairnsdale". ABS Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
- ^ Clark, Ian D. (2002). Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Victoria. Heydon, Toby, 1972-, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corp. for Languages. ISBN 0-9579360-2-8. OCLC 54913331. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Who are the Gunaikurnai? | GLAWAC". Archived from the original on 21 October 2016.
- ^ "2021 Bairnsdale, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Adams, John (1987). Path Among The Years - History of Shire of Bairnsdale. Bairnsdale: Bairnsdale Shire. ISBN 0731605527.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory, Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 1992, p. 292 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
