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| Wallan Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Wallan from the top of Green Hill | |||||||||||||||
  Wallan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°25′S 144°59′E / 37.417°S 144.983°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 15,004 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3756 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 45 km (28 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mitchell | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Wallan Wallan | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kalkallo | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Wallan /ˈwɒlən/ , traditionally known as Wallan Wallan (large circular place of water), is a town in Victoria, 45 kilometres (28 miles) north of Melbourne's Central Business District. The town sits at the southern end of the large and diverse Shire of Mitchell which extends from the northern fringes of Melbourne into the farming country of north-central Victoria and the lower Goulburn Valley. The township flanks the Hume Freeway and is set against the backdrop of the Great Dividing Range.[2] At the 2021 census it had a population 15,004. [3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wallan (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Wallan, Victoria". Travelmate.
- ^ "2021 Wallan, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
