Harcourt, Victoria

Harcourt
Victoria
Post office, opened in 1858
Harcourt is located in Shire of Mount Alexander
Harcourt
Harcourt
Coordinates37°00′S 144°15′E / 37.000°S 144.250°E / -37.000; 144.250
Population1,038 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3453
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEST (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mount Alexander
State electorate(s)Bendigo West
Federal division(s)Bendigo

Harcourt is a small town in the Central Highlands of the state of Victoria, Australia. It is about 8 kilometres (5 miles) north-east of Castlemaine, where the Midland Highway meets the Calder Highway. At the 2021 census, Harcourt had a population of 1,038.[2] The town was named after Sir William Harcourt.[3]

  1. ^ "2021 Harcourt, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Harcourt (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  3. ^ Harcourt Victorian Places