| Greendale Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Greendale Hotel and general store | |||||||||||||||
  Greendale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°34′1″S 144°19′1″E / 37.56694°S 144.31694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 602 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3341 | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hawke | ||||||||||||||
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Greendale is a town in central Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Moorabool local government area, 81 kilometres (50 mi) west north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Greendale and the surrounding area had a population of 602.[1]
Prior to European settlement, the area around Greendale was inhabited by the Kutung, the Wathourung, the Wurunjeri, the Jaara and the Ngurelban indigenous tribes. When European settlers arrived in the area in the late 1830s conflict developed between the two groups. The early settlers noticed a variety of native flora and fauna including kangaroos, bandicoots, dingoes and two species of quoll.[2]
Greendale Post Office opened on 1 January 1867.[3]
John Cain, Premier of Victoria, was born in Greendale in 1882.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greendale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "History of Greendale". GreendaleOnline.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 13 March 2021.
