Minyip

Minyip
Victoria
St John's Lutheran church, Minyip
Minyip is located in Shire of Yarriambiack
Minyip
Minyip
Coordinates36°27′S 142°35′E / 36.450°S 142.583°E / -36.450; 142.583
Population82 (2016 census)[1]
Established1870s
Postcode(s)3392
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Yarriambiack
State electorate(s)Lowan
Federal division(s)Mallee

Minyip is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, 320 kilometres (199 mi) north west of Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the 2016 census, Minyip had a population of 524.[1]

The name "Minyip" is derived from an Aboriginal word for "ashes" or "camping place".[2][3]

The town is known as the "Heart of the Wheat Belt".[4] Dryland agriculture especially grain production and handling is one of the region's major industries.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Minyip (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Minyip". Victorian Places. Monash University and University of Queensland. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Home". Yarriambiack Shire.
  4. ^ "Minyip agricultural show ceases after 102 years - Australasian Leisure Management". www.ausleisure.com.au.