| Kilcunda Victoria | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bass Highway | |||||||||
  Kilcunda | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°32′59″S 145°28′34″E / 38.5498°S 145.4761°E | ||||||||
| Population | 578 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3995 | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bass Coast Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Monash | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Kilcunda /ˈkɪlkʌndɑː/ is a seaside town located 117 kilometres (73 mi) south east of Melbourne between Phillip Island and Wonthaggi near Dalyston via the South Gippsland Highway on the Bass Highway, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally as a train station near Wonthaggi, it is now the location of a very popular swimming hole at the Bourne Creek Trestle Bridge and at the 2016 census, Kilcunda had a population of 578.[1]
The name "Kilcunda" is believed to be from the Aboriginal term for 'an exclamation', and is reported by one authority to mean, 'Oh dear, the sticks!'[2]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kilcunda (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ In The Artists Footsteps, retrieved 14 November 2013
