Swifts Creek

Swifts Creek
Victoria
Swifts Creek is located in Shire of East Gippsland
Swifts Creek
Swifts Creek
Coordinates37°15′01″S 147°42′44″E / 37.25028°S 147.71222°E / -37.25028; 147.71222
Population221 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3896
Elevation300 m (984 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of East Gippsland
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal division(s)Gippsland

Swifts Creek is a town in the Tambo Valley of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Great Alpine Road between Omeo and Ensay, 379 kilometres (235 mi) east of the state capital Melbourne and 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level. The area was originally settled by Europeans in the gold rushes of the mid-1800s. At the 2011 census, Swifts Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 419, with a median age of 47.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Swifts Creek (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
  2. ^ "2011 Census QuickStats: Swifts Creek". Official site. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.