Beechworth

Beechworth
Victoria
Panorama of Beechworth town centre
Beechworth is located in Shire of Indigo
Beechworth
Beechworth
Coordinates36°21′34″S 146°41′13″E / 36.35944°S 146.68694°E / -36.35944; 146.68694
Population3,290 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3747
Elevation560 m (1,837 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Indigo
State electorate(s)Benambra
Federal division(s)Indi
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18.4 °C
65 °F
7.8 °C
46 °F
959.7 mm
37.8 in
Localities around Beechworth:
Chiltern Wooragee
Eldorado Beechworth
Everton Upper Murmungee Stanley
Spring Creek diggings, c1855. Photo by Walter B Woodbury
Church, Beechworth, c1855. Photo by Walter Woodbury
Woolshed Creek c1855. Photo by W.B. Woodbury
Woolshed Creek
Beechworth historic precinct in Ford Street

Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s. At the 2021 census, Beechworth had a population of 3,290.

Beechworth's many historical buildings are well preserved and the town has re-invented itself and evolved into a popular tourist destination and growing wine-producing centre.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Beechworth (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2007. Edit this at Wikidata