Glenorchy, Victoria

Glenorchy
Victoria
The former bakery in Glenorchy, now a residence
Glenorchy is located in Shire of Northern Grampians
Glenorchy
Glenorchy
Coordinates36°54′0″S 142°40′0″E / 36.90000°S 142.66667°E / -36.90000; 142.66667
Population131 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3385
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Northern Grampians
State electorate(s)Lowan
Federal division(s)Wannon

Glenorchy is a town in the Wimmera district of the Australian state of Victoria. The town in located in the Northern Grampians Shire and on the Wimmera River, 257 kilometres (160 mi) north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Glenorchy had a population of 131.[1]

The town was established around the "Four Posts Inn", opened in 1847 and within two years boasted a store, smithy and post office. The town was surveyed in 1850 by Robert Buchanan who named it after Glen Orchy in Scotland.[2]

In 2010, Glenorchy was subjected to flooding after the Wimmera River broke its banks.[3]

  1. ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Glenorchy". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Glenorchy". Film Ballarat Hepburn and Beyond. Film Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Frustration for Northern Grampians Shire". ABC Western Victoria. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2010.