| Clunes Victoria | |||||||||
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 Main street of Clunes | |||||||||
  Clunes | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°18′0″S 143°47′0″E / 37.30000°S 143.78333°E | ||||||||
| Population | 1,728 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | mid-1850s | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3370 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 310 m (1,017 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Hepburn | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ripon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Ballarat | ||||||||
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Clunes is a town in Victoria, Australia, 36 kilometres north of Ballarat, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2016 census it had a population of 1,728.[1]
Clunes is best known as the site of Victoria's first registered gold discovery in 1850 and its first gold strike in 1873, which lasted three months. A campus of Wesley College is based in Clunes and parts of the original Mad Max (1979) were filmed in the town, famously showcasing the Creswick Creek Bridge, in Clunes’s more regional farming area. Other films include “Ned Kelly” (2016) and Stan TV series “Bloom” (2018). The annual Clunes Booktown Festival began in 2007 and draws significant tourism to the area, with over 10 book shops around the town.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clunes (State suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
