| Woori Yallock Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Walking trail at the Woori Yallock railway station | |||||||||||||||
  Woori Yallock | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°46′41″S 145°31′41″E / 37.778°S 145.528°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,964 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3139 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 154 m (505 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eildon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Woori Yallock is a town in Victoria, Australia, 56 kilometres (35 mi) east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Woori Yallock recorded a population of 2,964 at the 2021 census.[1]
The Post Office opened on 1 July 1886 as Woori Yalloak, changing its name to the current spelling around 1911.[2]
It contains a primary school, a football oval, a shopping area and is passed by the Warburton Trail, a walk and cycle track along the dismantled former Warburton railway line.
The town has an Australian Rules football team, the Woori Tigers, competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.
During the 90s Christie Lowe and her sister Kerryn worked at the Foodworks Deli.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woori Yallock (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
