Homewood, Victoria

Homewood
Victoria
Homewood is located in Shire of Murrindindi
Homewood
Homewood
Coordinates37°11′S 145°18′E / 37.183°S 145.300°E / -37.183; 145.300
Population70 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3717
LGA(s)Shire of Murrindindi
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal division(s)Indi

Homewood is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Shire of Murrindindi, and had a population of 70 in 2021.[2]

The Homewood area was originally home to the Taungurung people, until European settlers arrived in 1837.[3]

It is the former site of the Homewood railway station that closed in 1978 and was named after early settler James Homewood.[4]

Homewood is also home to local fauna Striped legless lizard, Eastern Banjo Frog, and Spotted marsh frog.[3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Homewood". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 Aug 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "2021 Homewood, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  3. ^ a b "John Dawson Hamilton | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  4. ^ "Homewood Station". Victoria's High Country. Retrieved 2023-08-23.