Nhill

For other uses, see Nhill (disambiguation).

Nhill
Victoria
Main street of Nhill, December 2022
Nhill is located in Shire of Hindmarsh
Nhill
Nhill
Coordinates36°20′0″S 141°39′0″E / 36.33333°S 141.65000°E / -36.33333; 141.65000
Population1,749 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3418
Elevation133.0 m (436 ft)[2]
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Hindmarsh
State electorate(s)Lowan
Federal division(s)Mallee
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[2] Annual rainfall[2]
21.6 °C
71 °F		 8.0 °C
46 °F		 412.9 mm
16.3 in
Localities around Nhill:
Yanac Yanac
Netherby
Lorquon		 Lorquon
Broughton
Kaniva
Miram
Lawloit		 Nhill Glenlee
Kiata
Little Desert
Lawloit Goroke
Nurcoung
Little Desert		 Little Desert
FootnotesAdjoining localities[3][4]

Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. Nhill is located on the Western Highway, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Nhill had a population of 1,749.[1] "Nhill" is believed to be a Wergaia word meaning "early morning mist rising over water"[5] or "white mist rising from the water".[6]

Nhill is the administrative headquarters for Shire of Hindmarsh[7] and residents are mainly employed in either farming or food processing, most notably in grain and fowl.

The town is home to a community of Karen people, the first of whom came to Australia as refugees, and who settled in Nhill in the early 2010s to work at the Luv-a-Duck food processing facility. In 2012, there were over 100 Karen residents in Nhill.[8]

War memorial and park in the middle of the Western Highway as it passes through Nhill in November 2010.
  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nhill (Urban Centre)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 August 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c d "Nhill Climate Statistics (1883-2008)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Shire of Hindmarsh, Locality (Suburb)Names and Boundaries" (PDF). Locality names and boundary maps. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ^ "West Wimmera Shire, Town and Rural District Names and Boundaries" (PDF). Locality names and boundary maps. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Hindmarsh Planning Scheme" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  6. ^ The Horsham Times, "The discovery of Nhill", 2 June 1944, p. 4.
  7. ^ "Contact Us". Hindmarsh Shire Council. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  8. ^ O'Connor, Ted (20 April 2012). "Housing hassles for Nhill's Karen community". Wimmera Mail-Times. Retrieved 18 May 2012.