| Trafalgar Victoria | |||||||||
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  Trafalgar | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°12′0″S 146°09′0″E / 38.20000°S 146.15000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 3,912 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3824 | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Baw Baw | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narracan | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Monash | ||||||||
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Trafalgar is a town in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and main Gippsland railway line about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Moe. The town backs onto the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges to the south. The township sits at approximately 70 metres above sea level. At the 2016 census, Trafalgar had a population of 3,912. The town is named in honour of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, which established the Royal Navy's supremacy at sea; allowing consolidation of Britain's Australian colonies at the time.
Trafalgar Post Office opened on 2 June 1879.[2]
Trafalgar was noted for having a cheese factory producing award-winning cheeses. The factory was owned by Petersville from 1960 until its closure in 1990.
The town has a railway station on the Bairnsdale railway line. It also has a swimming pool, tennis courts, Scouts hall, Uniting church and town hall.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Trafalgar (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
