Wonthaggi

Wonthaggi
Victoria
Shopping Strip, McBride Avenue
Wonthaggi is located in Bass Coast Shire
Wonthaggi
Wonthaggi
Coordinates38°36′20″S 145°35′30″E / 38.60556°S 145.59167°E / -38.60556; 145.59167
Population8,430 (UCL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3995
Elevation52 m (171 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Bass Coast Shire
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Monash
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18.7 °C
66 °F
9.5 °C
49 °F
920.7 mm
36.2 in

Wonthaggi /wɒnˈθæɡi/ is a seaside[2] town located 132 kilometres (82 mi) south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally for its coal mining, it is now the largest town in South Gippsland, a regional area with extensive tourism, beef and dairy industries.

The name "Wonthaggi" is an Australian Aboriginal name meaning "home" from the Boonwurrung (south-central Kulin). It was used in the area some time before 1 August 1910 when the town was founded.[3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wonthaggi (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Google Maps, retrieved 21 March 2014
  3. ^ Wonthaggi Community Profile, retrieved 3 November 2013