Wangoom

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Wangoom Victoria
Wangoom Uniting Church, c1861
Wangoom
Coordinates	38°20′S 142°35′E / 38.333°S 142.583°E / -38.333; 142.583
Population	378 (2006 census)[1]
Established	1870s
Postcode(s)	3279
Location	255 km (158 mi) SW of Melbourne 12 km (7 mi) NE of Warrnambool
LGA(s)	Shire of Moyne
State electorate(s)	South West Coast
Federal division(s)	Wannon

Wangoom is a town in the Western District of Victoria, 255 kilometres (158 mi) from the state capital, Melbourne and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the regional centre of Warrnambool. The population at the 2006 census was 378.^[1]

After European settlement of the area in the 1840s mixed farming was conducted by many landowners and leasees until the introduction of the milking machine followed by a period where most farms derived a large proportion of their income from dairying. Since 1970 most of the smaller dairies have ceased operating and the few remaining farms are considerably larger in size often using land previously used by smaller dairy farms.